Gulf giants talking with SAA, City Press says
Two United Arab Emirates airlines have held talks with South African Airways about a partnership that it says is needed to revive its business, City Press reported, citing the UAE ambassador to South Africa. Talks between Emirates Airline and SAA, which have been going on for some months, are being facilitated by the UAE’s embassy in Pretoria, the Johannesburg-based newspaper cited Mahash Alhameli as saying. Etihad has also been holding separate negotiations with SAA, he said. A spokesman for SAA didn’t respond to requests for comment. An investment in the unprofitable carrier would come after the UAE pledged to invest as much as $10b in South Africa’s economy, a commitment made during a visit by the nation’s President Cyril Ramaphosa this month. <br/>
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Gulf giants talking with SAA, City Press says
Two United Arab Emirates airlines have held talks with South African Airways about a partnership that it says is needed to revive its business, City Press reported, citing the UAE ambassador to South Africa. Talks between Emirates Airline and SAA, which have been going on for some months, are being facilitated by the UAE’s embassy in Pretoria, the Johannesburg-based newspaper cited Mahash Alhameli as saying. Etihad has also been holding separate negotiations with SAA, he said. A spokesman for SAA didn’t respond to requests for comment. An investment in the unprofitable carrier would come after the UAE pledged to invest as much as $10b in South Africa’s economy, a commitment made during a visit by the nation’s President Cyril Ramaphosa this month. <br/>
