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Fastjet CEO Ed Winter (Supplied)
Fastjet CEO Ed Winter (Supplied)

Cape Town - Privatisation of the airline industry means a company can be efficient and efficient companies pay tax and provide secure employment, Ed Winter, CEO of budget airline fastjet, told Fin24 on Friday.

Fastjet is listed in London and was started in Tanzania in 2012.

"I am pro competition as it drives efficiency. South African Airways (SAA) is a mess in my view, because it has no competitor. It is in no one's interest if a company is run in a way that makes it not profitable," said Winter.

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