Government has taken the first steps to implement plans to merge state-owned airlines.

In February, during the budget speech in Parliament, Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that government would look into a possible merger of SAA and SA Express, under a strengthened board (see TNW March 9, 2016). 

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Public Enterprises Minister, Lynne Brown, said in a briefing to the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises earlier this month that she was in favour of a merger between SAA and SA Express, with a possibility of a 25% private equity partner. 

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