*TesfaNews - Lufthansa has not generally stopped flying to Asmara but awaiting
for the contract*
*Posted on 30 October 2013*
http://www.tesfanews.net/lufthansa-to-resume-flights-to-eritrea-under-new-air-traffic-agreement/
Lufthansa to Resume Flights to Eritrea under new Air Traffic
Agreement<
http://www.tesfanews.net/lufthansa-to-resume-flights-to-eritrea-under-new-air-traffic-agreement/>
*German airline Lufthansa* has stopped flights to Asmara, capital of
Eritrea, pending the signing of a new air traffic agreement between Germany
and the African state, a spokesman for the airline said on Tuesday.
Lufthansa previously flew to Asmara three times a week from Frankfurt via
Jedda but cancelled its flights from last weekend. Reservations have been
cancelled and flights rebooked via Cairo through Lufthansa’s partner Egypt
Air, the spokesman added.
Eritrean officials were not immediately available to comment.
Lufthansa has also decided to drop from December two other African
destinations, Libreville in Gabon and Pointe Noire in the Congo Republic.
“We stopped flying to those two cities for commercial reasons. They were
not profitable,” the spokesman…said.
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*EDITOR’S NOTE:*
According to an email obtained from Lufthansa Head Quarter, the airline has
not generally stopped flying to Asmara but is awaiting the signing of a new
air traffic agreement.
This is what the email says:
*Dear Dave*
*Lufthansa has not generally stopped flying to Asmara but is awaiting the
signing of a new agreement between the Eritrean and German Government, then
flights will continue again.*
*Best Aage Dünhaupt*
Sources closer to TesfaNews expects the resumption of the flights in a
couple of weeks i.e. between 16-18 November.
Received on Thu Oct 31 2013 - 14:36:48 EDT