Airline fights coronavirus turbulence

Ethiopian Airline’s Area Manager for Kenya Yilma Goshu.

As economies around the world continue to absorb the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, the global airline industry has been one of the hardest hit. At the beginning of April, virtually all passenger planes in the world ground to a halt as one country after the other banned international travel to contain the spread of the virus.

Airlines have had to furlough staff to reduce operating costs and issue refunds for cancelled flights, with Kenya Airways putting employees on a 75 per cent pay-cut.