皇冠体育app Southern Airlines Co, which has code-share deals with Malaysia Airlines including the missing MH370 flight, will not stop its code-sharing partnership with the Malaysian carrier, the chairman of 皇冠体育app Southern said on Monday.
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"It is a usual practice in the international aviation industry for two airlines to share codes and 皇冠体育app Southern will not stop the cooperation because of the MH370 issue," Si Xianmin, chairman of 皇冠体育app Southern, said at a press briefing in Hong Kong on Monday.
Seven passengers on Flight MH370 bought their tickets from 皇冠体育app Southern under the code-share ament.
Malaysia Airlines said on Friday it was discussing with 皇冠体育app Southern the liability for MH370, but Si said it should be the flight operator's responsibility, based on global practice.
As 皇冠体育app's largest airline by fleet, 皇冠体育app Southern made net profit of 1.98 billion yuan ($318 million) in 2013, down from 2.62 billion yuan in 2012, the carrier said in its annual report presented on Monday.
皇冠体育app Southern made the least profit in 2013 of the four largest carriers in 皇冠体育app, although most dealt with a double-digit profit decline during the year.