Ethiopianย Airlines, theย largestย Pan-Africanย airline,ย hasย beenย ranked first for passenger and cargo traffic in 2020 retaining its leadership position in the continent, accordingย toย theย Africanย Airlinesย Associationโsย (AFRAA)ย report.
The airline carried 500,000 tons ofย ย freightย ย andย ย 5.5ย ย millionย ย passengersย ย throughย ย itsย ย mainย ย hub,ย ย Addisย ย Ababaย ย Boleย ย International Airport during the year.
Ethiopianย Airlinesย Groupย CEOย Tewoldeย Gebre Mariamย said: โWeย areย honouredย toย continueย ourย leadershipย evenย duringย theย Globalย Pandemicย Crisisย whichย hasย devastatedย theย aviation industry. This is a manifestation of our resilience and agility. We are excited about the role we played in the fight against the pandemic by continuing our much-needed air connectivity within Africa and with the rest of the world without any flight suspension. We are saving lives through air transport of medical supplies and vaccines.โ
Ethiopian Airlines topped the list with the highest passenger traffic transported through Addisย Ababaย Boleย Internationalย Airport.ย Aย totalย ofย 5.5ย millionย passengersย haveย beenย transportedย throughย theย airport.
Ofย thisย traffic,ย Ethiopianย transportedย 5.2ย millionย passengers and the remaining passengers were transported by other airlines. The cargo terminal has handled more than 500 thousand tons of freight during the year 2020.ย Ethiopia also topped the list in the most connected countries in Africa due to Ethiopian Airlinesโ large number of direct flights within the continent. โย TradeArabia News Service
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