Ethiopia to build new $5bn airport in 2020
New facility will be located in the town of Bishoftu, 35km southeast of the capital Addis Ababa
15 January 2020 - 19:16
Addis Ababa — Ethiopian Airlines will start constructing a new $5bn airport later in 2020, its CEO was quoted as saying on Wednesday, as the rapidly expanding carrier outgrows capacity at its base in Addis Ababa.
The airport, which will cover an area of 35km², will be built in Bishoftu, a town 39km southeast of the capital, and have the capacity to handle 100-million passengers a year, the state-run Ethiopian News Agency quoted Tewolde Gebremariam as saying...
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