Yet, the situation for Airways had not always been so positive. In its early years as enterprise, Airways struggled to gain the confidence and support of its a state-owned government shareholders and the general public as stakeholders. Issues such as legal disputes with customers, labour strikes and challenging economic conditions had previously put Airways on the political and public radar. Unwelcome price increases for airlines subsequently caused Airways to review its operations in order to demonstrate accountability for commercial and competitive operations and create a positive working environment within the industry. Accordingly, Airways began to consider alternative arrangements and revenue streams