African Airlines Join Forces to Stave Off Jet-Fuel Price Crisis
- Group formed to secure better prices through June 2023
- Move comes after Nigerian carriers threatened to stop flying
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African airlines are clubbing together to negotiate better prices and a steady flow of jet fuel, a move to help stave off a potential crisis caused by supply issues and soaring costs.
A committee has been formed -- including major carriers such as South African Airways and Kenya Airways -- to secure deliveries for 12 months starting in July, African Airlines Association Secretary-General Abderahmane Berthe said during a briefing in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.