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Ethiopian Airlines steps up search for African links

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner airplane at Changi International Airport. [Photo: Reuters]

NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopian Airlines is accelerating its strategy of weaving a patchwork of new African routes to soak up traffic on the continent and fly customers towards its more lucrative flights to rapidly expanding Asian markets.

With a long-delayed African “open skies” revolution still mired in red tape, Ethiopian has been snapping up stakes in small carriers around the continent to pre-empt potential rivals and become the dominant Pan-African airline.

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