By AUSTIN BUKENYAMore by this Author“Salamta” is the Amharic greeting that welcomes you aboard every Ethiopian Airlines (ET) plane anywhere in the world. Generally, Ethiopian Airlines is a favourite choice for me, my family and many of our friends wherever we travel. Indeed, in my helpless groping for a means of coping, I found myself clutching at Ethiopia’s classical role in the African world and its diaspora. Closer to our times, Ethiopia is known as the only African country that never succumbed to the yoke of colonialism. Ethiopian Airlines, which has been flying since 1946, is itself an icon of proud survival.

Source: Daily Nation March 16, 2019 09:01 UTC