Ethiopian adds Ahmedabad to its network

Ethiopian Airlines has announced the addition of Ahmedabad, a fifth cargo gateway to India, to its global cargo network. Ahmedabad is an emerging economic and industrial hub of India, inhabiting a population of more than six million.

Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines, remarked, “Ethiopian cargo service to India dates back to the early 90’s; launching our first cargo station in Mumbai. Complementing the booming economic relations between India and the African continent at large, we have made available dependable cargo services to Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi and now to Ahmedabad. While operating in the major trade lanes between Africa, Europe, Middle East and Asia, our cargo network is efficiently linking the Indian sub-continent and Africa farther with China and Hong Kong; providing the Indian market with minimum weekly import capacity of 240 tons per week. Our new services to Ahmedabad will further strengthen the existing trade and commercial ties between

the two fastest growing regions of the world.”

Ethiopian is serving 36 global freighter destinations with an average daily uplift of 650 tonnes, on top of the belly hold capacity of 150 tonnes to more than 90 destinations globally, deploying eight dedicated freighters including six Boeing B777-200LRF and two Boeing B757-260F.