Public Management(Ecofin Agency) - Ethiopian Airlines announced plans to start building a new airport this year. Set to accommodate 100 million passengers, the $5 billion infrastructure will be Africa’s biggest airport. In an exclusive interview with Ethiopian News Agency, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam (pictured) said that Ethiopia has completed its vision 2025 seven years ahead of time. Tewolde says the construction of the new airport is to relieve congestion at the Bole International Airport, which is nearing saturation despite recent expansion works that has increased its annual capacity to 22 million passengers. Over the same period, Ethiopian Airlines carried more than 12 million passengers with a net profit of $180 million and a turnover of $4 billion.

Source: Ethiopian News January 16, 2020 10:52 UTC