Ethiopia Airlines group is among companies in talks with South Africa’s government about potentially offering support to the countries insolvent state airline, according to the people familiar with the matter.
Africa’s biggest carrier is considering ways to help bankrupt South African Airways fly again after more than five months of dormancy, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the talks are private. Taking a stake in the carrier is one of the options under discussion, they said, so negotiations are ongoing and an agreement may not be reached.
South Africa needs to raise more than 10 billion rand($595 million) by revive SAA, according to a rescue plan compiled by administrators and backed by both the state and labor groups. Read more about this report with Bloomberg