According to the group’s lawsuit, Ethiopian Airlines also systematically applied the maximum fare for flights from Tigray to the Ethiopian capital. Ethiopian Airlines, which is wholly state-owned, has rejected the claims in a written response to the civil court and called for them to be dismissed. Human Rights First says its action is based on an internal company memo that has been seen by AFP, and on three testimonies including one by a former employee of Ethiopian Airlines. Ethiopian Airlines said in its response that it “does not have the legal authority to impose prohibitions. Ethiopian Airlines did not respond immediately to AFP’s request for comment.

Source: Ethiopian News June 08, 2023 12:24 UTC