Kenya Airways Plc could cozy up to rival South African Airways as the embattled companies seek to narrow the gap with the continent’s biggest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise.
The Nairobi-based airline, sub-Saharan Africa’s third largest by passenger traffic, views a closer relationship with SAA, the No. 2, as a possibility amid turnaround efforts at the unprofitable operators, Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Mikosz said in an interview.