Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) has suspended its flights to Eritrea’s capital Asmara after the local authorities froze the airline’s accounts and prevented it from repatriating funds to Ethiopia.

While the airline initially blamed unspecified “very difficult operating conditions in Eritrea”, CEO Mesfin Tasew offered more details during a media briefing. He claimed that the Eritrean authorities have been increasingly hostile to the carrier in recent months, blaming it for numerous violations of passengers’ rights but…

Source: ch aviation
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