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Ethiopian Air limits South African offer to pilots, jets

Bloomberg Ethiopian Airlines Group is willing to provide planes, pilots and maintenance services to beleaguered rival South African Airways as part of a joint venture with that country’s government. Africa’s biggest airline is offering operational assistance, Ethiopian CEO Tewolde GebreMariam said in an interview in Addis Ababa. The carrier isn’t interested in helping with debt repayments or the cost of ...

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Full refund for air tickets booked amid lockdown in India

Bloomberg India’s Supreme Court ordered local airlines to refund tickets booked for travel during a nationwide lockdown earlier this year, dealing a blow to an industry already strapped for cash. The court’s verdict also mandated airlines to issue credit vouchers even for tickets booked for travel outside the lockdown period, if the flights were later canceled due to virus-related restrictions. ...

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TUI plans to raise $1.8 billion once travel demand returns

Bloomberg Holiday giant TUI AG could seek to raise about 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) through a rights issue and asset sales once bookings recover and the company starts generating meaningful revenue again. TUI will look at selling some of its 400 hotels and UK cruise arm Marella, Chief Executive Officer Fritz Joussen said in a briefing at the Frankfurt ...

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