Ethiopian Group CEO, Mr Tewolde GebreMariam, has announced of a new service; once weekly freighter service to Bangkok, Thailand and Hanoi, Vietnam. According to GebreMariam, the service begun on August 16, 2019 and has been hailed as means that will supplement the daily belly hold cargo capacity on passenger aircraft and will create better connectivity for cargo transport.

“The commencement of these flights makes Ethiopian the first African carrier to operate cargo flights from Bangkok,” exclaimed the CEO, “..and will also create better opportunity for Thai and Vietnamese exporters to have a one-stop access to the 60 plus African destinations Ethiopian serves. The freighter flight will also link Bangkok and Hanoi to Europe, Asia, Middle East and the Americas.”

Operating next generation freighters and with Africa’s largest trans-shipment terminal, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services facilitates the export of perishables, garments, mining products, and the import of high value industrial products and inputs, pharmaceuticals, among others across its global network.