SA Airlink and Safair to seek merger approval
Independent airline companies SA Airlink and Safair are planning a merger in which Airlink will acquire Safair, notes a Business Day report. The two companies said that they would file an application at the Competition Commission for approval to merge under the common umbrella of the Airlink group of companies.
The merging entities say they intend operating Airlink and FlySafair airlines and Safair’s other businesses separately under their own brands, retaining their respective products, fleets and management.
Neither entity envisages any job losses as a result of the merger. Safair CEO Elmar Conradie, who would retain his role, said the merger would create economies of scale through cost sharing and optimising assets.
The merger would not affect Airlink’s franchise arrangement with SAA.
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