No Emirates-Etihad merger, says Clark

Emirates has no plans to form a super-sized airline with Etihad Airways, according to the Dubai carrier’s president.

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No Emirates-Etihad merger, says Clark

Emirates has no plans to form a super-sized airline with Etihad Airways, according to the Dubai carrier’s president.

Emirates has no plans to form a super-sized airline with Etihad Airways, according to the Dubai carrier’s president Tim Clark

German business publication Handelsblatt, quoting “several sources”, said the airlines’ owners have discussed the possibility of consolidating their operations, amid challenging conditions in the aviation sector.

Emirates, the world’s largest international carrier, reported a 75 percent fall in first-half profit in November, buffeted by tough competition, currency moves and damper demand.

Tim Clark, responding to  the report, dismissed the report as “nonsense”. More info