How long can this continue????

This is just disgusting, SAA is supposed to represent South Africa overseas and this is how they are seen. This is now the second time, when is somebody in Government going to get in there and shake things up? Its like every week there is a new SAA scandal. Why not appoint somebody with street credit to get things right! I'm thinking somebody who has already accomplished something and knows what they are doing. How about......... Give us your suggestions and comments. The following article was published in the "Daily Mail" in London. That's pretty major and by now pretty much the rest of the world. Other than attracting the tourists Amsterdam is loosing its not very good PR for South Africa.

Entire South African Airways crew arrested for drug smuggling - TWICE in one month

The entire crew of a South African Airways flight have been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling - for the second time in a month. Fifteen members of the flight crew, including the pilot, were detained today at London's Heathrow after customs officers found five kilos of cocaine in a bag. They were being held by officers after the class A drug, with an estimated street value of £250,000, was discovered as the crew tried to clear customs following a 12-hour flight from Johannesburg. Bob Gaiger, spokesman for HM Revenue and Customs, said the drugs were discovered after the crew were selected for a customs check as they entered the UK today. He said: 'Crew members are subject to the same customs checks as any other person when entering the UK. Those arrested are now being held in custody and will be interviewed by HMRC investigation officers.' On January 21, ten women and five men from a Johannesburg to London flight were arrested after £310,000-worth of cannabis and cocaine were seized. They were bailed to return to Heathrow Police Station on March 23. Mr Gaiger said: 'It is quite amazing that it appears to have happened again. It is still very early days into our investigation. 'I expect that the crew will be questioned further tonight and tomorrow before we will know how things will develop. 'HMRC together with the UK Border Agency plays a vital role in the fight to prevent illegal drugs from entering the UK and in protecting our communities from the violence and corruption that always accompany this hideous trade.' A spokesman for South African Airways said that an investigation had been launched after the arrests. He said: 'I can confirm that the crew of the 234 Johannesburg-to-London flight that arrived this morning have been detained. 'This comes following the discovery of illegal drugs in a bag, that I believe to be hand luggage that wasn't claimed. 'We are co-operating fully with the authorities and an investigation has been launched at our headquarters in Johannesburg.' The spokesman in the UK said that security measures had been tightened following the embarrassment of the previous arrests. 'After last time we tightened security measures,' he said. 'We installed more security systems air-side and started using sniffer dogs.'

-The Daily Mail