Africa’s largest Airline Group, Ethiopian Airlines, won Airline of the Year Award, for the fifth year in a row, by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) during its 48th Annual General Assembly.
The AFRAA annual awards recognise excellence in service delivery, innovation and competitiveness in airlines, individuals and service providers in the African aviation industry.
A statement by issued in Accra by Mrs Hanna Atnafu, Manager Corporate Communications, Ethiopian Airlines said Ethiopian Airlines had been applauded for its outstanding financial performance, technological leadership and investment in modern fuel efficient fleet.
It has also been commended for its exemplary cooperation with other African carriers, significantly expanding route network in Africa and beyond, growing cargo operations with the largest cargo fleet on the continent and huge investment in MRO and training facilities to support the African Aviation.
Mr Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Group CEO, said: “We are highly honoured for this recognition by fellow airlines in Africa, for the fifth consecutive year.”
He said the award underscores the continuous efforts and hard work of Ethiopian employees, who were striving day and night to surpass customers’ expectations.
He said management of Ethiopian Airlines was also grateful to its loyal customers for giving us the opportunity to serve them, for travelling on the Airlines in great numbers, for their continued feedback and support which, in turn, assisted us in enhancing the airline’s service excellence.
“Although Africa is registering rapid economic and travel growth, this growth is primarily benefiting non-African carriers,” he added.
The CEO reminded fellow African Airlines that African aviation held a very strong future with vigorous fundamentals for aviation to thrive.
He said Africans should look inwards in the continent to leverage on the available internal resources to create synergy through collaborative partnerships in areas of training, technical and management support.
“This is a testimony of the soundness of our Vision 2025 fast, profitable and sustainable growth strategy and once again, Ethiopian welcomes this award with great pride,” he added.
Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline, including Best Airline Staff in Africa by SkyTrax, Best Airline in Africa by APEX ‘Passenger Choice Award and CAPA Airline of the Year Award are few to mention
