African airlines caught in Ukraine turbulence

African airlines

Kenya Airways and South African Airways planes at JKIA Nairobi. African airlines have teamed up to negotiate better fuel prices. PHOTO | POOL

The war in Ukraine is eating into earnings by airlines that have had to endure rising costs of jet fuel.

And since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, cargo air freight and air tickets charges have increased to match the rise in jet fuel prices, engaging a reverse gear to an industry already struggling with post-Covid-19 recovery.