Summary Ethiopian Airlines is embarking on a project to build a new airport in Ethiopia. The new airport, built in two phases, should be capable of handling up to 100 million passengers per year once its finished. Ethiopian Airlines was a major transit carrier for passengers flying from/to Africa.
Ethiopian Airlines and Dar Al-Handasah (Dar), a consultancy firm that focused on buildings and infrastructure that was part of the Sidara group of companies, have signed an agreement to design and build a new airport. The new airport would be located in Abusera, Bishoftu, just south of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and the airport serving the city, Bole Addis Ababa International Airport (ADD). Handling up to 100 million passengers yearly The agreement was signed on August 10, according to the Ethiopian Press Agency , a government-owned press agency.
The announcement stated that the project would be completed in five years, with the construction of the airport being split into two phases. Phase one would focus on a terminal building that would be capable of handling 60 million passengers per year, requiring an initial investment of $6 billion. The second phase would expand the airport’s capability to handle over 100 million passengers annually.
Mesfin Tassew, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ethiopian Airlines Group, said that the partnership between the government-owned airline and the consultancy firm was a historic milestone. The CEO praised Dar’s previous experien.