Africa’s largest airline Ethiopian Airlines in-service fleet has crossed the 145 mark. This has been revealed by the chief executive officer of the Ethiopian Airlines Mesfin Tasew. According to Mr. Tasew, the airline has around 145 planes that are currently servicing its various routes.
At the same time, Ethiopian Airlines in-service fleet is set for boost with 125 new planes already on order and pending delivery from both Airbus and Boeing. Ethiopian Airlines in-service fleet is now set to entrench its dominance in the African airspace.
Tasew made these revelations when he released revenue statistics for the airline for the 2023-2024 financial that ended in the first week of July.
According to the statistics, annual revenue grew to Sh. 920 billion ($7.02 billion at Kenya shilling 131 per dollar). This revenue growth was equivalent to a 14 per cent increase from the previous 2022-2023 financial year.
During the financial year under review, Ethiopian Airlines transported 754,681 tonnes of cargo. The airline which is currently the largest airline in Africa flew 577,746 hours during the period under review. This was equivalent to a 19 per cent increase compared to its total flight hours reported during the previous year.
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“With the addition of five international and three domestic destinations, the airline’s network expanded to 139 international and 21 domestic destinations, excluding the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport,” said Tasew.
At the same time, the Ethiopian Airlines moved 17.1 million passengers in the 2023-2024 financial year ended June 2024. This was an increase of 23 per cent and it included 13.4 million international travelers. In the current 2024-2025 financial year that started in July, the airline is expecting to carry over 20 million passengers.
Tasew further announced that during the year under review, the Ethiopian Group flew to a total of 139 international destinations, which included new destinations such as Gatwick in the United Kingdom, Madrid in Spain, Bangui in the Centra African Republic, Freetown in Sierra Leone, and Maun in Botswana. The airline also introduced a new cargo route to Casablanca, Morocco.