Ethiopian wins Best International Airline of the Year Award

Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing African Airline, is pleased to announce that it has won the Best International Airline of the Year by Business Executive Excellence Awards in Accra, Ghana.

Ethiopian won the award for its best performance and for its great contribution to Ghana’s economy in general. The award was received by Genet W/Michael, Ethiopian Area Manager in Accra.

Genet W/Michael, commented, “We are honored to be recognized as Best International Airline of the Year in recognition of the positive contribution our airline has made in Ghana. Ethiopian is consistently providing the best possible connectivity options between Accra and the rest of the World as well as within Africa. “

The Business Excellence Awards celebrates institutions that demonstrate excellence in leadership, performance and success with a significant impact to Ghana’s economic growth.

Ethiopian has been giving uninterrupted services to Ghana for the past 55 years and is currently serving Accra daily using the state of the art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Passengers to and from Accra can enjoy the unique features of the aircraft such as wider leg room, large overhead bins, reduced noise, higher humidity, biggest windows.

About Ethiopian

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its close to seven decades of operations, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.

Ethiopian commands the lion share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 91 international destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as the Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter and Bombardier Q-400 with double cabin. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.

Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with seven business centers: Ethiopian Domestic and Regional Airline; Ethiopian International Passenger Airline; Ethiopian Cargo; Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering Services; and Ethiopian Ground Service. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.

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