AfricaÕs economic woes weigh on Emirates network: Tim Clark

Emirates is cutting back on flights to Africa and could even cut routes entirely if economic conditions on the continent persist, president Tim Clark said Tuesday. Foreign airlines have pulled out of several African cities because of economic and financial challenges on the continent that has weakened currencies on the continent. ÒWeÕre reviewing the programme to reflect on certain economic and financial difficulties,Ó Clark said. He declined to name routes that would be affected. Emirates has already reduced its twice-daily flights to NigeriaÕs Lagos and Abuja to just one, and has started to detour Nigerian flights to Ghana to avoid high fuel costs <br/>