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A FlySafair plane taking off.
FlySafair Chief Marketing Officer, Kirby Gordon, says they are still open to negotiations with their disgruntled pilots.
FlySafair pilots have rejected the airline’s 5,7% wage increase offer, sticking to their demand of a 10,5% salary hike.
The standoff threatens to disrupt flights for up to two weeks, jeopardising passenger confidence.
About 26 of 174 flights have been cancelled since morning.
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Gordon says the pilots’ demands are illogical.
He says they remain open to the process and continue to negotiate in good faith.
“But I think to expand upon the 5,7 % offer, 5,7% is on the base pay. The offer also includes a number of other remunerative structures, including bonuses and flight pay. The actual cost to company increase is 11,29%. And I’ll reiterate, in the economy with low inflation, where banks and other significant employers are offering 4% to most employees, when you really earn a competitive salary, an 11,29% increase is unheard of in this current economy,” says Gordon.
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