Ethiopian Airlines, the largest cargo operator in Africa, has launched two new cargo routes to Europe; Milan, Italy and Zaragoza, Spain respectively.
A statement issued in Accra by Mrs Hanna Atnafu, Manager Corporate Communications, Ethiopian Airlines said Mr Tewolde GebreMariam, the Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, remarked: “With the largest and most modern dedicated Freighter fleet and the largest Cargo Network connecting African countries with their major trading partners around the world, Ethiopian Cargo is contributing its own share in the fast and sustainable economic development of Africa.”
He said the Airfreight played critical role in international trade and especially in the carriage of high value goods, temperature controlled cargo like flower, fruits and vegetables, pharmaceuticals and life science.
He said while the company were on the eve of the inauguration of the first phase of its state of the art cargo terminal, addition of these cargo routes, made their global air Cargo service even more stretched to the world with adequate ground facilities and quality services.
“This move will further strengthen trade and commercial ties between Africa and Europe. I wish to thank all who made these new routes possible,” he added.
Currently, Ethiopian is providing the European market with minimum weekly tonnage capacity of 2,200 from Liege, deploying modern game changing fleet, Boeing 777 Freighter.
Source: GNA
