By Tom Chiahemen –
Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest carrier, has commenced operation of flights with fully
vaccinated crew against COVID-19 to keep travelers safe in light of the pandemic.
The Corporate Communications department of the Airlines in Addis Ababa announced this in a release made available to FRONTVIEW AFRICA today.
It quoted Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam as saying “We are pleased to operate flights with fully vaccinated crew – a significant step in protecting our employees’ and customers’ health safety.
“We are encouraged by the increasing number of passengers travelling for business, VFR and tourism supported by the confidence of vaccination across the world.
“We have been squarely focused on working very hard to ensure the safety of our staff and passengers since the pandemic broke out and this is another testament to our continued commitment. We have bought and imported more than 37,000 vaccine shots for our employees and stakeholders.”
Ethiopian has been rigorously implementing COVID-19 precautionary measures including the launch of its own testing and isolation center and digitization of its operation among others.
It has been at the forefront in the fight against the pandemic
carrying essential medical supplies and vaccines across the globe as well as repatriating stranded people back to their home.
Ethiopian Airlines is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its seventy-five years of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.
It commands the lion’s share of the Pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to 127 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents.
Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777- 300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.