BARSA GENERAL MEETING 30 OCTOBER 2015 THE HYATT REGENT HOTEL.

BARSA GENERAL MEETING30 OCTOBER 2015THE HYATT REGENT HOTEL

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We do not and will not discuss pricing or products or route strategy and

development.

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ACSA AND ATNS PERMISSION 2015/2020

Further delays on determination

Delay advisory letter received from the Regulating Committee – 28 July 2015

Matter now with the Minister of Transport

Capital Expenditure Projects delayed

BARSA will continue monitoring the Service Standards

ACS

Hold Baggage Screening

ACS including BARSA CEO and ACSA representatives went on a fact finding trip

Manufacturers of STD 3 @ Level compliant equipment

Implementation date of 2022 likely to be moved forward

TOURISM BUSINESS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA

June Crawford was elected to the Board of TBCSA at their AGM

TBCSA Board to meet for the second time with Minister of Tourism on the 13 November 2015

TBCSA attended feedback meeting with Minister of Tourism and the Deputy President

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Inter Ministerial Committee on Immigration Regulations findings released on 23 October 2015

Concessions made by the Committee:

Postal applications from countries without South African missions to be accepted (only for medical/visitors Visa)

Implement biometrics including fingerprints at ports of entry

Introduction of Accredited Tourism Company(ATC) Programme for China, India and Russia.

Continue issuing long term Visa to frequent travellers (Valid for 3 Months and not exceeding 3 Years)

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Concessions Continued:

Unabridged Birth certificate and parental consent required only for South African Children

Birth certificates(Original or Certified copy) required on Visa application process – Foreign Children from Visa obligated Countries

Advise to carry Proof of relation and consent from parents/Guardians - Foreign children from Visa exempt countries

Isolated incidents have been reported at Airport level

Department of Home Affairs Deputy Director Airline Liaison – Advisory to be issued

SA TOURISM

Review of South African Tourism called for by Minister of Tourism is complete

BARSA provided input

Report published – 17 July 2015 – Key Notes below: Unreliability of Statistics SA data Immigration Regulation concerns SA Tourism Marketing challenge

BARSA CEO present at National Stakeholder Forum Chaired by Director General of Tourism on 18 September 2015

NATIONAL CONSUMER COMMISSIONAND

CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT South Africa on IATA watch-list

Legal Advisor meeting – 30 September

Draft code – IATA provided input and comment

Attorney to revise the document and incorporate IATA comments

IATA thinks the South African Code with further review, could be held up as a model for other Countries

BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

BARSA B-BBEE Foreign Airlines meeting – 29 June 2015

On the 20th September BARSA Chairperson and CEO met with IATA: Hussein Dabbas – Senior Vice President, Africa and the Middle East Adefunke Adeyemi – Regional Head, Africa and the Middle east Jan D`Sa – Area Manager, Southern Africa

IATA/BARSA/ Foreign Airlines meeting – 6 October 2015 – not all members were present

BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT(Continued)

BARSA to play support role

BBB-EE Sub-Committee formed consisting of some airlines present at the meeting on 6th October.

Sub-Committee Conference call on the 23rd October 2015

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

SETA’s (Sector Education and Training Authorities) are to be re-established for another two years pending legislative changes required to implement the new proposed system;

Thereafter SETAs to be called SETABs – Sector Education and Training Advisory Boards established under the Dept. of Higher Education and Training.

Greater portion of Skills Development Levies to be directed to National Skills Fund.

Ability to access funding will be restricted to SAQA accredited with tuition mostly by public institutions.

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT UPDATE(Continued)

Levy now being driven towards government entities and tuition based on national priorities.

Becoming more like a ”skills tax”’ rather than a ‘’skills levy’

Legislative changes under discussion

SLOT COORDINATION COMMITTEE OF SOUTH AFRICA

SCCSA is a statutory committee

BARSA is a member

Monitor Slot Compliance

Respond to Slot Coordinator with delay reasons

Members urged to comply with Slots allocated

Risk of losing slots due to non-compliance and possible fines

CLIMATE CHANGE/GHG EMISSIONS

ICAO working on Global Solution

IATA Market Based Measures Workshop – 13 October 2015

Airlines to report Emissions at their Countries of origin

Domestic Carbon Taxes to be introduced in 2016 in South Africa

BARSA to continue monitoring the situation

AIRLINE MEDIA RELEASES

BARSA request

Airlines to add BARSA on their media release distribution list

Airline Media releases to be added on BARSA website

BARSA CONFERENCE

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