+1 JG1
I am against any form of state competition against private business in a market related economy. SAA is like any other state enterprise: a bottomless hole with regards to money. State organisations do not have a motive for making profit: public health, police, rail transport etc. only exist to deliver a service, not to make profit. SAA seems no different. Privatise the airline, see how it fares when the competition and survival motivators drive it forward. If they struggle to compete with Emirates, that is not my concern and completely irrelevant: I do not wish to pay out of my pocket so that our "National Flag Carrier" can try to compete against an airline that has them trumped on every count in the market. If it cannot survive on its own, it doesn't deserve to survive: my own employer included.