Sunday, November 30, 2008

SAA crew get trauma counselling

The remaining seven South African Airways (SAA) crew members have arrived back home safely this morning, the airline said.
The crew members were stranded in Mumbai amid terrorist attacks which have left over 195 people dead.
"The flight landed after 9am at OR Tambo International Airport, and all seven were receiving trauma counselling before reuniting with their families," SAA general operations manager Chris Smith said.
"I met the crew members on their return to South Africa and was happy to find them to be a close unit... they have obviously had an incredibly frightening experience, and they are extremely happy to be home," he said.
Department of foreign affairs spokesman, Ronnie Mamoepa, said that the department was still in liaison with authorities in Mumbai, to verify if there were any other SA tourists still in the Indian city.
"We have received a lot of calls and are busy verifying the data, so we can help all those who may still be in Mumbai," he said.
The first five crew members arrived home on SAA flight SA285 on Friday morning.
29/11/08 Sapa/The Times, South Africa
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