Ethiopian Airlines will build $5 billion new Addis airport

Ethiopian Airlines' CEO has announced to build a $5 billion airport south of Addis Ababa.

Tewolde Gebremariam (CEO) said the airport would cover an area of 35 square km and be able to handle 100 million passengers a year. Reason for this is that Bole Airport, the current home of Ethiopian Airlines, will accomodate even the latest construction with a new terminal included just 22 mio passengers per year. “Bole Airport is not going to accommodate us,” Tewolde said.

The construction on the new airport is expected to begin later this year in Bishoftu, a town 39km southeast of Addis Ababa.