Ethiopian responds to “false allegations” regarding its services to northern part of the country

Addis Ababa, June 2, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopian Airlines Group has denounced claims being circulated about the false allegation regarding its services to and from Tigray Region, the northern part of the country.

In an official statement communicated on Facebook page last night, the Airline reminded that following the peace deal, it started air transport services between Mekelle and Addis Ababa on December 28, 2022. After some time, it also started connecting Shire with Addis Ababa.

“We would like to state that Ethiopian is enhancing its services to the region. In cognizant to the growing demand, currently Nine (9) daily flights are being operated to the region’s capital Mekelle and Shire. These flight services are among the largest daily connectivity to a region in the airline’s domestic services. We will continue to monitor the demand and increase frequencies accordingly.”

The statement stresses that Ethiopian, as a customer-centric commercial airline, does not discriminate against passengers based on ethnicity, age, gender or any other factors; it does not even request for any document to prove ethnicity in the process of providing its services. “Ethiopian is committed to offering smooth flight services to its domestic and international passengers without any discrimination.”

Hence, the Airline underlined that all accusations that “Ethiopian has discriminated passengers who originate from Mekelle and Shire based on ethnicity, age and fare” are all false allegations.

It is noted that Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest-growing airlines brand globally and the continent’s largest airline brand, has the largest domestic network in the continent.