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Ethiopia should integrate the domestic and international flights to facilitate foreign investment

Post by EthioRedSea » 23 Sep 2019, 10:52

We are still surprised many people are not able to fly directly to Meklle City, Tigray Regional State, North Ethiopia.
Tigray Regional State is an interesting destination for tourists because of it rich ancient archeological sites.
Man foreign investors are finding it distressing to fly to Mekelle City after a lay over in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital.
We believe The Ethiopians Airlines should operate direct flights to Meklle from all major cities of Europe, America and Asis.

A private airline company might exploit direct flights fro Mekelle to other destinations in Europe, Asia or Africa. Mekell id very close to the business centres of Asia and Europe. Ethiopian business community could fly to Qatar, Saudi Arabia in 1 hour costing as little as US$100.00 for a return ticket. This is specially iportant for business men who need to shop in the oil rich countries.

An International Airport with 24-hour service in Mekelle will bring in billions of dollars in profits. Ths coud be a good alternative for Ethiopia cargo services to export agricultural aor industrial goods. Mekelle Air port is the future for business in air travel to flourish in Africa.

Tigray desrves a fully functioning international airport. We need to encourage private airlines to invest in Mekelle Airport.