Tag: African aviation
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Bishoftu International Airport: Ethiopia Is Building Africa’s Next Aviation Megahub
There are airport expansions, and then there are infrastructure projects intended to change a country’s position on the world map. Bishoftu International Airport belongs firmly in the second category. Ethiopia has begun work on a new $12.5 billion international airport near Bishoftu, around 40–45 kilometres from Addis Ababa. When fully developed, Ethiopian officials expect it…
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How Can Luxair Be Larger Than Arik Air?
How Can Luxair Be Larger Than Arik Air? At first glance, it sounds impossible. How could Luxair, the national airline of Luxembourg, a country with a population of just around 680,000 people, operate a larger fleet than Arik Air, one of Nigeria‘s best-known airlines, serving a country of more than 242 million people? Yet that’s…