Kenya Airways, South African Airways joint deal faces headwinds

Kenya Airways and South African Airways

The plan to have Kenya Airways and South African Airways — the national flag carriers of Kenya and South Africa — implement a partnership to create a pan-African airline is being slowed by the airlines’ internal troubles. PHOTO | COURTESY

The plan to have the national flag carriers of Kenya and South Africa implement a partnership to create a pan-African airline is being slowed by the airlines’ internal troubles.

Both Kenya Airways (KQ) and South African Airways (SAA) are riding on privatisation and new investors as a path back to profitability after several years of losses that have left them both heavily indebted.