Affirmative Repositioning (AR) member of parliament Vaino Hangula has called on minister of works and transport Veikko Nekundi to include former Air Namibia employees in the establishment and operation of a new national airline.
Air Namibia was closed down and liquidated in 2021 due to financial hardships, after years of financial losses and accumulation of debt, leaving hundreds without employment.
However, this year the new government announced plans to establish a new national airline by December 2026.
In his maiden speech, Hangula, who is a former Air Namibia employee, stressed that he and his colleagues have the necessary tools.
“My colleagues and I have rare and valuable skills and experience found nowhere else in the country. We thus call on Nekundi to involve us in the research, development, establishment and running of the new airline,” he pleaded, highlighting that they should be prioritised for employment in the new establishment.
“We demand to be the first to be considered for employment in the new national airline,” he said.
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