Qatar Buys 9.6% Stake In Cathay Pacific
Sumaira FH Published November 06, 2017 | 01:00 PM
Doha, Nov 6 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 06th Nov, 2017 ) :Qatar Airways announced on Monday it has bought a stake in Cathay Pacific, giving the Doha-based airline a toehold in the potentially lucrative Asian aviation market.
The state-owned Gulf carrier said it had acquired a 9.6 percent stake in Cathay, which would make it the third largest shareholder in the Hong-Kong based airline. Bloomberg news said the deal was worth $662 million (570 million Euros).
Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al-Baker said in a company statement that Cathay was "one of the strongest airlines in the world", adding it had "massive potential".
The acquisition comes during the ongoing political crisis in the Gulf, the worst to hit the region in years.
Since June, Qatar has been isolated by neighbouring countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. As part of that dispute, Qatar Airways has been stopped from flying to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, previously popular destinations for the carrier.
The deal with Cathay Pacific also comes after Qatar Airways halted a bid in August to buy a 10 percent stake in American Airlines.
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