An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner airplane approaches to land at Changi International Airport in Singapore June 10, 2018. Tim Chong, Reuters/FileADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian Airlines on Monday resumed flights to Moscow after a gap of 27 years stretching back to the demise of the Soviet Union, which saw relations with Moscow dive. "I’m happy Ethiopian Airlines made a bold decision to re-start such flights because it will not only provide passenger flow, but also connect Russians with Ethiopian Airlines air services' global network" he told AFP. Ethiopian Airlines which is 100 percent state-owned, is Africa's largest carrier. After the fall of the Soviet Union, ties between the two nations slid.

Source: Ethiopian News December 17, 2018 22:41 UTC