Eswatini Air flying to biggest loss
When a majority of the population is living in poverty, how are people expected to board Eswatini Air when travelling? Teachers and other civil servants are earning peanuts. This is why boSkhumba make fun of our airport, saying they have never seen a quiet airport like ours. MUZIWANDILE MTHETHWA
Less than five per cent of emaSwati afford to board a plane and that is a fact. The airline will never make profits as long the economy is structured the way it is. Even the E27 million comes from companies and NGOs, maybe E1 million of that comes from individuals.
PHUMLANI M MLANDZELALANGA
It is a norm for a business to have a poor start; I bet when the business plan and projections are at full capacity, they will cover the first two to three years of losses. What is key here are the numbers going up or down as the years go by. What strategies are in place to see the growth in revenue?
THE TRUTH
Eswatini Air and the ICC&Fish are examples why this country’s economy will continue struggling. SANDILE NDLOVU
Much like the ICC, Eswatini Air is draining our government.
BEST NENE
As long as businesses are started because we are pleasing a few individuals, they will never make profits. And MPs are ignored when giving advice.
MHLELISI BANDILE METHULA GOCWENI
I do not have a problem with Eswatini
Air making losses. Actually, some State-owned enterprises are not actually for making profits, but are for rendering a service and making flying a dream come true for most people as they make flying affordable! That is the main aim of Eswatini Air.
MBALI SHONGWE
What were they thinking by establishing Eswatini Air because they knew from the onset that we were not going to be able to afford boarding planes? We are struggling to buy bread, what about boarding a plane?
TABABE MLANGENI
We all knew that Eswatini Air would be run at a loss; a huge majority of emaSwati do not have money.
WENDY NKY
So basically the Eswatini Air was approved so that they can throw away emaSwati’s taxes just like that?
MALEV LEKET
That Eswatini Air is operating at a loss should not be a surprise to anyone; the aviation industry is one of the most challenging and very hard industries, especially in 3rd world countries. Let us take it as transportation medium not business, it will never make profits. It is not government’s fault but it’s the nature of the industry. CULTURE DLAMINI
If SAA is failing to make profits, bekuyini kelokwetfu. THAMSANQA SIPHE HLOPHE
That is how businesses start; nebensangu bangafakaza. PHIWESIHLE DLAMINI
How will we board their planes when we are earning ishintji? PHILSIWE VALENCIA DLAMINI
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