Why does a country need a national airline?
July, 2016
- If it is a profitable business
- As a ‘loss leader’ to the national tourism industry – provided the tourism industry’s profits ‘compensates’ for the Untitled-361national airline’s losses!
- If international airlines are not willing to service the demand for aviation in and out of country
- If the economic and social cost of closing it down is much higher than the cost of continuing with a loss-making state enterprise
- For national pride – provided the country can ‘afford’ it!
- As we grapple with a profusely loss-making national airline, its time to ask why we need one?
