CEO of troubled SAS apologises to staff, vows not to abandon them

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In an email to employees, Ida Adora Ismail says business activities are kicking in and that the charter airline will be able to fulfil all of its obligations.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/06/13/ceo-of-troubled-sas-apologises-to-staff-vows-not-to-abandon-them/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SAS #MalaysianAviationCommission #CAAM #AirServicePermit

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00:00The CEO of Troubled Charter Airlines Systematic Air Services, Sundaran Berhad, has urged its

00:07remaining staff to stay with the company, promising not to abandon them during this

00:11tough period.

00:13Aida Adora Ismail, whose late father founded the company, said she could have deserted

00:18them years ago if she had not cared about them.

00:22Acknowledging that the company's financial struggles had made them the victims, she also

00:26reminded employees that the company had made sacrifices for their benefit during the COVID-19

00:31pandemic, even when 70% of its business activities were disrupted.

00:36SAS ran into trouble when the Malaysian Aviation Commission did not renew its air service permit

00:42after it expired on February 29, for failing to remit millions in EPF and tax deductions

00:48over the past few years.

00:51On March 12, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia suspended SAS' Air Operations

00:56Certificate for 90 days, as it failed to renew its ASP.

01:01CAM later extended the suspension until July 31, giving the firm more time to renew its

01:06permit.

01:08Aida assured the employees that business activities were already kicking in, saying this would

01:13help the company strengthen its financial position and catch up with all its dues.

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