The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to build a $5 billion airport south of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian News Agency reports. Tewolde Gebremariam said the airport would cover an area of 35 square km and be able to handle 100 million passengers a year. State-owned Ethiopian Airlines, which is Africa’s most profitable carrier and its biggest by fleet size, is currently based at Bole International Airport in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. “Bole Airport is not going to accommodate us,” Tewolde said. Construction on the new airport is expected to begin later this year in Bishoftu, a town 39km southeast of Addis Ababa.

Source: Ethiopian News January 16, 2020 15:22 UTC