DALLAS – A British Airways (BA) South African franchise is being discussed by the UK airline and South African Airways (SA).
According to ch-aviation.com, SA confirmed this but refrained from commenting further due to the sensitive nature of the negotiations.
“The nature of such discussions contains commercially sensitive information. As soon as both parties are ready to share, we will provide an update,” a spokeswoman said.
There was no immediate comment from BA. John Lamola, temporary chairman and chief executive of SA, informed Fin24 of the talks but withheld further information.
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Source:: “Airways Magazine”