Strike certificate issued at South Africa’s Comair -union

A strike certificate has been issued at local airline Comair, as part of a secondary strike against South African Airways (SAA), a spokeswoman for the National Union of Metalworkers South Africa said on Wednesday.

Comair operates as a British Airways franchisee as well as its own low-cost carrier, kulula.com.

Two unions that called a crippling strike at SAA said on Sunday they would pursue a secondary strike to ensure their demands are met, that they warned could shut down the entire aviation sector.

After a strike certificate is issued, unions have 48 hours to notify employers of any strike action.