Emma Walker
Despite Addis Ababa’s Bole Airport having just opened a second terminal last year more than doubling the airport’s capacity to more 22 million, the CEO of state-owned Ethiopian Airlines has revealed plans for a new ‘mega’ airport south of Addis Ababa.
Construction of the new airport is expected to begin later this year in Bishoftu, which is situated around 39km southeast of Addis Ababa. No details have been given on how the new airport will be funded or will be tasked with the construction
