"We are pleased to be partnering First Car Rental as our passengers will undoubtedly benefit from this collaboration. By having First as our travel partner of choice, FlySafair was able to negotiate better car rental rates, which will automatically be passed on to our passengers," said Lorna Terblanche, VP of passenger services of FlySafair.
First Car Rental has more than 6,000 vehicles in use in South Africa and has 49 car rental branches, including offices at all major South African airports, business and tourist destinations. Worldwide, it offers car hire in over 100 countries and 4500 locations. The First Car Rental's fleet ranges from basic models to top-of-the-range luxury vehicles.
"This is a very exciting and powerful partnership for First Car Rental. We take our strategic alliances very seriously and adopt an approach that selects the best partners to grow with. We firmly believe in mutually beneficial relationships, focussing on each partner's strengths, leveraging each opportunity that presents itself, and this will be the case with FlySafair, which shares similar beliefs.
"FlySafair presents us with an opportunity to become the preferred car rental company of its daily direct consumer and corporate SME base, with the ability to reach a captive and, more importantly, a targeted audience in its planes. We, on the other hand, can provide FlySafair with an existing customer base, all our valued customers, the majority of them having to fly to a local destination before they collect a car from us. We will do all in our power to expose the FlySafair product to them and ensure that we enable loyal First customers to become loyal FlySafair customers. FlySafair will change the face of the South African 'air-scape', and I have no doubt that it will become the peoples' airline," said Melissa Storey, executive head: strategy, development & marketing of First Car Rental.
Terblanche added that as one of the top-four car rental companies in South Africa and a formidable player in the car rental industry, it made perfect sense for FlySafair to align with First Car Rental.
"By operating South Africa's true low-cost airline model, it was important that we partner a company that shares our ambition of keeping prices as competitive as possible. Through this partnership with First Car Rental, we can continue to offer our passengers real value in the air and on the ground, adding even further convenience to their trip. We look forward to a fruitful and lasting partnership with First Car Rental, and enhancing our passengers' flight experience even further by joining forces with other value-adding partners in the near future," concluded Terblanche.
To book your next flight and car rental, go to www.flysafair.co.za
