The Ethiopian Airlines says it has transported over 960 passengers through Kaduna International Airport in the first six days of closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. Mekonnen said the airline transported an average of 160 passengers daily between March 9 and 13. “We should raise our hands for Ethiopian airlines for promoting African heritage and most importantly for rising to the occasion when others have treated us with disrespect and disdain. Kaduna airport started receiving traffic on Wednesday, March 8 with Ethiopian Boeing 787 Dreamliner the first to land at 11:30 am. Under the arrangement made by the Federal Government, 1,432 passengers were conveyed from Kaduna Airport to Abuja, while 458 passengers were transported from Abuja to Kaduna Airport.

Source: Ethiopian News March 14, 2017 10:20 UTC