Ethiopian Airlines Group is prepared to come to the rescue of stricken carriers around Africa, even as the continent’s biggest airline deals with its own mounting losses and grounded planes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And while there are no negotiations currently taking place with South Africa, the CEO would be open to a conversation about that country’s bankrupt national airline, he said. “The Mauritian government is thinking of restarting that business with Ethiopian Airlines,” Tewolde said. African carriers haven’t escaped the bloodbath, with Ethiopian set to lose almost $1 billion in ticket sales over its fiscal year to end June, according to the CEO. “We think we can approach them and restart the discussion with the new airline,” Tewolde said.

Source: Ethiopian News May 06, 2020 04:30 UTC