Interior view of an airplane (illustration). – PIxabay / StockSnap
The South African Airways airline has put up for sale several hundred thousand items usually reserved for passengers on its flights. The online auction organized by WH Auctioneers lasts until November 26. The South African carrier notably offers 8,000 pairs of earplugs, 32,000 pairs of chopsticks or 540,000 toothpicks, details News24.
Interested Internet users can also purchase baking bags, boxes of tissues or paper towels, toilet paper, plastic cutlery or garbage bags. But also stirrers, aluminum trays, toiletries or shaving kits. Health crisis linked to the coronavirus obliges, disinfectant sprays are part of the offer.
No more commercial flights
South African Airways is carrying out a massive destocking of all the accessories that it cannot use because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the lots offered for sale are food products with an expiration date. This is, for example, the case with batches of soluble coffee pods, tea bags, beer cans or even strong alcohol mignonnettes, or even large bottles.
Buyers wishing to register must make a refundable deposit of 25,000 rand (just over 1,300 euros) and present a piece of identification. South African Airways no longer operates scheduled flights to and from Johannesburg Airport, says Air Journal. The airline only provides transport of goods and repatriation operations. It has received funding from the South African state of R10.5 billion, or approximately € 549 million, to facilitate its restructuring.
