Ethiopian Airlines has resumed its flights to Namibia's capital Windhoek this week. Leake Hangala (Dr.), Chairperson of the Namibia Airports Company, said it serves to show "that airports are engines of economic growth, wealth and employment creation." Dr. Hanglaa also said other airlines such as Air Namibia, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways and others are expected to follow suit since the resumption of Ethiopian's flights to Windhoek. Tsige Gebresilassie, Area Manager for Ethiopian Airlines, for her part, said Windhoek is among the 62 destinations in Africa Ethiopian has been serving. Since launching its first flight to Windhoek in 2016, Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, has been providing four weekly passenger services connecting Namibia to various countries in Africa and the rest of the world.

Source: Ethiopian News September 16, 2020 10:18 UTC