SAA welcomes back A320s

South African Airways welcomed back two of its A320-200s on Thursday, which arrived at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo after having been in storage and having undergone C-Check maintenance at Abu Dhabi Int'l during the carrier’s time in business rescue. The six-year-old aircraft have been part of the SAA fleet since 2015. “This is another noteworthy milestone towards full operational readiness. The image of two SAA aircraft landing and taxiing to their parking bays is a tangible manifestation of the hard work the airline’s staff are putting in,” commented interim CE, Thomas Kgokolo. The aircraft would undergo minimum routine maintenance and re-installation of mandatory SAA equipment in Johannesburg. Kgokolo said work continued in readying staff and "fine-tuning logistics" ahead of SAA’s return to service on a date still to be announced. He earlier said the airline would first restart cargo operations this month before resuming limited passenger services on South Africa's trunk routes.<br/>