Ethiopia: Ethiopian Air Wins Award

Kampala)

October 31, 2006
Posted to the web November 1, 2006

Vision Reporter
Kampala

Ethiopian Airlines has been voted the "African Airline of the year 2006" by African Aviation Journal.

The carrier was chosen for its financial performance and overall profitability, passenger growth, route network expansion, fleet modernization, in-flight services, and overall customer care.

The award plaque was handed over to Ethiopian Airlines' chief executive officer, Girma Wake by Her Excellency Susan Mcdernoff, the deputy assistant secretary for aviation & international affairs at the African Aviation's 15th annual air finance for Africa conference in Cape Town, South Africa recently.

The African Aviation Awards were introduced by Aviation Journal in 1999 in order to give international recognition to those individuals, companies, and organizations that have made significant contributions to Aviation development in Africa.

It is a special privilege for Ethiopian Airlines to have been awarded African Airline of the Year 2006. The award inspires the Airline to enhance its commitment to provide excellent quality services to its esteemed customers.

Since its inception on December 5, 1945, Ethiopian Airlines has steadily grown to become a reputable African airline with an unparalleled coverage of Africa to the Middle East, Asia, Europe and America. Right from the beginning Ethiopian Airlines has been pursuing its goal of bringing Africa Together and closer to the world. As a result today it is operating the largest network in the African continent both in passengers and cargo services. Ethiopian Airlines continuously strives to live up to its motto of being Africa's World Class Airline that provides seamless connections to 47 destinations spread around the globe including 28 in Africa via its Addis Ababa hub. Effective 26th October, Ethiopian Airlines has made significant capacity increase to the West African destinations mainly to: Lagos, Accra, Bamako, Dakar and Djamena with immediate connections via Addis Ababa Airport.