News / Medical supplies stuck in cargo logjam as airlines suspend services to Ebola region

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Cargo congestion – consisting of medical supplies and mining equipment waiting to be shipped to the ebola-affected countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea – is mounting.

As airlines cancelled flights to affected countries, Brussels Airlines, which was forced to suspend its operations for three days, reported an 80-tonne backlog at its hub airport and said it was considering adding charter flights.

Air France-KLM and British Airways are among airlines that have cancelled flights, with BA suspending its services to Sierra Leone ...