Eritrean authorities have suspended all flights by Ethiopian Airlines to its airspace effective from September 30. In a letter circulating online purportedly written by the Eritrean Civil Aviation Authority, the Eritreans accused the airline of “consistent and persistent malicious trading practices [and] systemic and organized passengers’ luggage theft, pilferage, damage prolonged delays, and loss with no compensation in particular, coupled with unjustified and unwarranted price hikes and other irregularities witnessed.”