Cemair now SA’s #3 airline, adds staff, expands flights to fill Comair/SAA vacuum

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For Cemair founder Miles van der Molen, today’s reality was unthinkable when the independent airline launched 15 years ago. In addition to numerous other routes, the company now has five flights daily from Johannesburg to Cape Town - and is the country’s third largest airline, moving more passengers than (slimmed down) SAA. With the ending of subsidies that benefitted subsidies the SA aviation market’s two biggest players, van der Molen’s entrepreneurial approach positions his airline for strong growth. He explains why in this interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews.com. https://www.flycemair.co.za/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Jun 2022 1AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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