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Air Mauritius: Somas Appavou out. What next?

5 mars 2020, 11:32

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Air Mauritius: Somas Appavou out. What next?

Just as Air Mauritius is struggling to cope with travel restrictions placed by the government in the wake of the COVID-19 and the airline has announced it’s embarking on an ambitious restructuring exercise, the CEO of Air Mauritius, Somas Appavou, has thrown in the towel and quit. Ostensibly, the move is to take up a job at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). However, recent changes within the airline cast doubt on that explanation alone. Weekly takes a look at the brief, but turbulent reign of Appavou as the CEO of the national airline.

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