Gulf Giants Talking With S. African Airways, City Press Says
- Emirates Airline, Etihad discussions underway for months
- SAA seeking urgent equity partner to solve financial problems
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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 U.A.E. ambassador to South Africa.
Talks between Emirates Airline and SAA, which have been going on for some months, are being facilitated by the U.A.E.’s embassy in Pretoria, the Johannesburg-based newspaper cited Mahash Alhameli as saying. Etihad Airways has also been holding separate negotiations with SAA, he said.