Photo: Haphtom Berhe from TigrayAddis Abeba – In less than two weeks time of the Ethiopian Airlines flight resumption to Tigray, restriction has been made on some passengers en route to Addis Abeba from Mekelle, witnesses told Addis Standard. A passenger who purchased air ticket to fly to Addis Abeba from Mekelle told Addis Standard that she was forced to return from Mekelle’s Alula Abanega International Airport after being denied entrance to the airport. “I came here a year ago from Addis Abeba and now they rejected my return” she said. According to the witnesses, the restrictions, which begun on 06 January, do not apply on youngsters who have traveled from Addis Ababa to Tigray and they are allowed to board their flights back to Addis Abeba. The Ethiopian Airlines which resumed its flights to Mekelle, on 28 December 2022 after nearly 20 months of suspension, did not respond to inquiry made by Addis Standard regarding the restriction.

Source: Ethiopian News January 09, 2023 14:11 UTC