Jet fuel roughly doubled this year, and SAA needed a R1 billion state guarantee to keep flying

Business BagelChristian Maidman · 24 October 2026 at 06:00

Government guaranteed up to R1 billion of SAA's loans in August as jet fuel prices soared, and Treasury says a new equity partner is how it stops this happening again.

This story was written and published by Business Bagel. Business.co.za shows its headline and teaser from the publisher’s RSS feed and links to the original.