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Flight operator Comair is on the brink of collapse due to poor business decisions by the its management, according to aviation analyst Phuthego Mojapele.

Comair, which has been flying planes in South Africa since 1946, is facing a battle for survival amid a severe cash crunch.

Discovery Vitality has announced it will refund its clients who have booked flights on Kulula and British Airways.

Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu has bemoaned Comair's latest crisis that led to the voluntarily suspension of its British Airways and Kulula flights.

Comair announced on Tuesday night the grounding of all Kulula and British Airways flights due to a liquidity crisis.

A group with 40% of the market is giving Mango a run for its money …

Passengers on Kulula and British Airways flights were outraged after they were left stranded when it was announced on Tuesday night that operations were being grounded due to what has been described as a liquidity crisis.

The British Airways (BA) departure counters and ticket sales kiosks at the Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport resembled a ghost town on Wednesday after flights by the Comair-operated airlines were cancelled.

The Competition Commission confirmed that all the major airlines have made a commitment not to inflate fares.

Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said a meeting with Comair management on Thursday left them with more questions than answers.