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Two African Airlines Threaten to Terminate Service to Juba

Winnie Cirino

   JUBA - Ethiopian Airlines and Kenyan Airlines are threatening to halt
   service to Juba International Airport because too many customers' bags
   are being stolen.

   After a Friday council of ministers meeting, South Sudan government
   spokesperson Michael Makuei said the two airlines told the government
   they intend to stop routes through the South Sudanese capital because
   of the rampant theft of customer's luggage at the Juba airport.

   The airlines did not specify when they might cut off service.

   Kuach Pech, 31, said he lost a carton of books when he flew on
   Ethiopian Airlines from Entebbe to Juba last year. He said he reported
   the case to the Ethiopian Airlines staff in Juba, but his luggage was
   never recovered.

   Pech said people often lose their belongings at Juba International
   Airport because of what he calls "disorganization" at the arrival
   terminal.

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