News / Ethiopian Airlines Cargo suspends Quito flight – 'the wrong approach' say critics

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Ethiopian Airlines Cargo has suspended its second frequency into Quito, Ecuador, citing lack of support.

But a senior air freight source in Quito said the carrier had taken “the wrong approach to the market”, and had also tried to cut out agents. 

The source said: “To succeed in Ecuador and Colombia, you have to commit. You can’t just put in a toe to test the water. 

“A policy of ‘when it’s good, fly, when it’s bad, cancel’ is not a planned market approach, ...