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Old Feb 10, 2016, 8:51 pm
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Wiirachay
 
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Originally Posted by phbl
wonderful?
It would've been wonderful for ME with another carrier connecting UAE and South Africa non-stop, as I may be flying between those countries in the future. Would've help kept competition in check. Business-wise, I don't have enough information in terms of things being "wonderful" from SA's fiscal point of view.

Now you have a point though that intra-Africa connectivity is lacking. I've read that SA's specialty really is intra-Africa traffic and perhaps they should focus more of their resources in that market.
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