AFRICA’S leading carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, plans to fly daily and deploy a wide-bodied aircraft to Victoria Falls as passenger traffic continues on its upward trajectory. It began flights to Victoria Falls on March 26 using the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Ethiopian International Services managing director Esayas Woldemariam told NewsDay recently that the carrier plans to have daily flights as traffic grows. The upgrade created a new 4km long by 60m wide runway and associated taxiways, capable of landing long haul wide-bodied aircraft. “Even the number of tourists coming to Victoria Falls has increased because Ethiopian Airlines made a lot of investment to popularise that destination,” he said.

Source: Ethiopian News October 10, 2017 01:52 UTC