Ethiopian Airlines steps up hunt for African connections

NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines is accelerating its strategy of weaving a patchwork of new African routes to soak up traffic on the continent and fly customers towards its more lucrative flights to rapidly expanding Asian markets.With a long-delayed African "open skies" revolution still mired in red tape, Ethiopian [ETHA.UL] has been snapping up stakes in small carriers around the continent to pre-empt potential rivals and become the dominant pan-African airline.The carrier is..