Australian media quote Boutros Boutros as saying the airline felt 'overlooked'
Emirates Airline has not yet begun discussions on extending its multi-million dollar FIFA sponsorship beyond 2014, it said on Wednesday, after a report quoted an airline official saying it would not renew the contract.
Australian media group B&T media quoted Boutros Boutros, divisional senior vice president of corporate communications, as saying Emirates felt "overlooked" during the voting scandal that rocked football's governing body earlier this year.
"We are seriously thinking about not renewing our partnership with FIFA beyond 2014," Boutros was quoted as saying at the Emirates-sponsored Melbourne Cup horse race.
However, the airline said in a statement to 7DAYS: "Emirates has not yet commenced discussions with FIFA on the extension of our partnership agreement beyond 2014. Discussions will begin in due course."
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