Ethiopian Airlines expects 30pc passengers surge in 2024, CEO Mesfin Bekele says
An Airbus A350-941 aircraft of Ethiopian Airlines is pulled by a pushback tractor of air service provider DNATA at Zurich Airport near Ruemlang, Switzerland on December 14, 2022. PHOTO | REUTERS
Ethiopian Airlines expects to carry 30 percent more passengers in the year ended June from the year before, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday, buoyed by new routes and a rebound in global travel.
Africa's biggest airline, however, faces risks from delayed aircraft deliveries and the grounding of some planes due to engine shortages caused by supply chain disruptions, Mesfin Tasew Bekele said in an interview.
