Comair headed for liquidation
Updated | By Newswatch
Cash-strapped Comair is headed for liquidation.
The company's business rescue practitioners say they filed a court application on Thursday to move the business rescue process to liquidation proceedings.
READ: Comair runs out of cash, suspends flights
Comair, which operates Kulula and British Airways in South Africa, grounded all flights on 1 June as it desperately tried to secure funding to be able to continue with operations.
"We did our utmost to secure the funding, but when we were unable to do so had no option to lodge the application," says Business Rescue Practitioner Richard Ferguson.
ALSO READ: Competition Commission meets with airlines to prevent price gouging
"It is an extremely sad day for the company, its employees, its customers and South African aviation.”
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