Bulelwa Hoala

State-owned low-cost carrier, Mango Airlines is reportedly in the process of resuming its operations for the first time since it was grounded in July 2021.
According to reports, Mango Airline’s business rescue practitioner (BRP), chartered accountant Sipho Sono, has revealed that the airline is finalising its transaction with its selected investor.
Speaking to IOL on Thursday, 5 June Sono said, “As part of this process, we need to confirm the value of unflown tickets that were purchased but not used and vouchers that were previously issued but could not be used, as a result of the suspension of Mango’s operations when it entered business rescue.”
This comes after Mango Airlines released a statement on Wednesday, 4 June, urging all customers who paid for their tickets but could not fly due to its suspension to log their details on their website portal.
“Mango Airlines is currently in the final stages of concluding a transaction with the selected investor that will help restart operations.
As part of this process, we need to confirm the value of un-flown tickets that were purchased but not used and vouchers that were previously issued but could not be used, as a result of the suspension of Mango’s operations when it entered business rescue,” the statement read.
Should the transcation with the investor be successful, Mango will issue vouchers for customers to use when flights resume.
If the transaction is unsuccessful, tickets will be treated as creditor claims in the business rescue, and will get a payout covering a portion of their total ticket value.
The deadline for the verification portal is Sunday, 1 September 2025.
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