Nigeria: Ethiopian Airlines Says It's Bidding for Arik Air

1 September 2017

Africa's leading airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has said that it has submitted a formal offer to take charge of troubled local carrier Arik Air, which accounts for more than half of Nigeria's air passenger traffic, the CNN has reported.

"We have outlined our terms and conditions to the Nigerian government and we are waiting to see if they agree," Esayas WoldeMariam, the airline's managing director of international services, told CNN.

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