African Airlines have lost $400m since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China in February, according to the global airline industry body. In recent months, airlines like South African Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius, EgyptAir, RwandAir and Kenya Airways have suspended flights to and from China. The continent’s largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, is still operating flights to and from five cities in China. He said the impact of the virus is bound to get worse for African airlines – which last year posted losses of $100m. Almost all African governments have publicly put in place strict screening at points of entry especially airports.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 04, 2020 07:18 UTC