ETHIOPIA AIRLINES TO OPERATE WORLD CLASS CARGO TERMINAL IN ADDIS ABABA
February 1st, 2016
Africa’s largest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is to have a EUR110 million world-class cargo terminal built to boost its freight handling capacity by fourfold - a move that will confirm Ethiopia’s position as Africa’s main trans-shipment destination.
The new cargo hub, which is being designed by German engineering firm Unitechnik Group, will be the size of five football grounds and be able to shift 600,000 tonnes of freight a year at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
In 2006, Unitechnik built the state-owned airline’s original cargo terminal, ...
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