FlySafair Pilot Strike Looms Amid Deadlock over Wages, Leave

FlySafair pilots threaten strike after wage talks collapse

Over half of FlySafair pilots may strike after rejecting wage offer, demanding higher raises and better terms.

FlySafair pilots union wage strike looms

Union Solidarity is demanding a three-year wage deal for hikes of 10.5% in year one, CPI plus 4.5% and CPI plus 4% in the outer years

FlySafair pilots set to strike after salary negotiations hit a dead end

Pilots at FlySafair, South Africa’s largest low-cost airline, are preparing to go on strike after recent salary negotiations with the airline failed. According to reports, talks between FlySafair and the Solidarity trade union have reached a dead end after three months of prolonged discussions. The airline’s final offer, a 5.7 percent salary increase plus some additional compensation adjustments, was rejected by the vast majority of Solidarity m…

FlySafair pilot strike looms amid deadlock over wages, leave

At least two-thirds of FlySafair pilots may start to strike next week.

Top South African Airline Faces Pilot Strike Over Wage Impasse

More than half of the pilots at South Africa’s largest airline FlySafair are preparing to go on strike after failing to reach and an agreement on wages, labor union Solidarity said.

Update: FlySafair announces pre-planned adjustments as pilot strike looms

Update: 3:30pm | 16 July 2025 FlySafair announced that it would be scheduling flight changes as a precautionary measure after labour negotiations with its pilots reached a stalemate earlier today. According to the South African domestic airline, the changes will affect selected flights departing between Tuesday, 22 July, and Monday, 28 July 2025. ‘Customers whose flight times have been affected will be contacted using the contact details provide…