At the start of this year some of Europe’s biggest network and budget carriers formed a new, breakaway trade body – Airlines for Europe (A4E) – with a mission to fight taxation, improve air traffic control and lobby against airport fees.

After years of effort, Single European Sky makes progress, though there is still a long way to go.

Indulgent as it is to cover South African Airways (SAA) thrice in one week, the airline’s hapless antics are just too funny not to warrant further mention.