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AFRICA’S LEADING airline group, Ethiopian Airlines has secured top prize at the 2018 World Airline Awards being named the \u2018Best Airline in Africa\u2019 for the second time.<\/p>\n

The award for \u2018Best Airline in Africa\u2019 was presented to Ethiopian Airlines at an award ceremony held at London\u2019s iconic Langham Hotel yesterday (Jul 17) in recognition of its continued rapid growth, increased profitability and its outstanding contribution to aviation development in Africa.<\/p>\n

Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Mr Tewolde GebreMariam said: \u201cWe are thrilled to win the \u2018African Airline of the Year Award for the second time. It is a testimony to the continued hard work of our committed team and the successful implementation of our airlines fast, profitable and sustainable growth plan, Vision 2025. We are highly honoured to receive this recognition from SKYTRAX.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ethiopian Airlines currently serves 55 African cities, the most extensive network in the continent, connecting them with each other and to more than 110 international destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas using state of the art aircraft offering superior on-board aircraft such as the B787s and A350s.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the Awards, Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax said: “Passengers have voted Ethiopian Airlines Africa’s premier carrier for a second successive year, and this is a simply fabulous achievement for the airline management and frontline staff.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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