Labour court dismisses SAA pilots’ bid to end lockout Siyanda Ndlovu Judge Andre van Niekerk said the union was abusing the court process. An application by the South African Airline Pilots’ Association (Saapa) to have the lockout of its members declared unlawful was on Thursday once again dismissed by the Labour Court with costs. Furthermore, the court expressed its support for the business rescue practitioners‘ (BRP’s) view the union was abusing the court process. This was Saapa’s attempt to challenge the Labour Court’s judgment which held that the lockout of the pilots was lawful and protected in terms of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA).