Eritrea’s Civil Aviation Authority has filed a lawsuit against the Ethiopian Airlines seeking U.S. $3 million compensation “for the loss of 450 pieces of luggage.”
A local media in Asmara reported about the lawsuit in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. It is not specified when it was filed.
Eritrea is also making $570,000 claims for unpaid services provided to the airline 25 years ago, which the airline has not settled,” as reported by TesfaNews, Eritrean news source.
It is also unclear if Ethiopian Airlines is notified about the lawsuit since it has not The airline has not commented.
In early September this year, Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to Eritrea after the government allegedly froze the bank accounts of the airline in Asmara.
The airline claimed that the account freezing “made it difficult to make service payments to the Eritrean government and also to Ethiopian Airlines employees in Asmara,” forcing the airlines had to suspend operation.
Before suspending the flight, Ethiopian airlines had two daily flights to the Eritrean capital.
The Eritrean Civil Aviation was complaining about unfair ticket pricing and “lost luggage” in the past few months.
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