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Ethiopian Airlines successfully unveiled its new passenger terminal at Bole International Airport last week. The flag carrier ensured that the terminal was designed with a focus on biosecurity and biosecurity measures.
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to Bole International Airport. The airport serves as a hub for Ethiopian Airlines.
The new terminal is also part of the airline’s 15-year growth plan, known as Vision 2025.
Services in the new terminal
The new terminal is equipped with 60 check-in counters and 30 self-check-in kiosks. There are 10 locations for self-service baggage delivery, 16 immigration counters, and 16 security control areas.
In addition, the development of the terminal needed to accommodate wide-body aircraft. There are three aircraft contact doors and 10 remote contact doors, including moving walkways, panoramic elevators, and escalators.
We are providing efficient and convenient passenger service with more than 30 check-in kiosks that we have installed in our new passenger terminal.# Ethiopian Airlines pic.twitter.com/3MtEtxH22u
– Ethiopian Airlines (@flyethiopian) August 24, 2020
Aviation24 reported that there are 32 counters and eight electronic gate supplies in the arrivals section. These are on the mezzanine level.
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam expressed his gratitude for the opening of the new terminal, as quoted in Aviation24. He acknowledged that as of 2019, Bole International Airport had become the main gateway to Africa, taking the place of Dubai. He added,
“What makes the new terminal unique is that it is the world’s first terminal to be completed after COVID-19. It was designed, not reused, with biosecurity and biosecurity in mind. I am sure our esteemed customers will greatly appreciate it. ”
In addition, the global pandemic affected the design of the terminal. In essence, the carrier significantly focused on biosecurity and biosecurity measures. Biosecurity refers primarily to efforts aimed at preventing the spread of disease or harmful organisms, limiting contact between passengers, for example.
Vision of Ethiopia 2025
The opening of a new terminal is an important part of Ethiopian’s Vision 2025 project. Basically one of the fundamental pillars is the expansion of the aviation infrastructure. Vision 2025 is Ethiopian Airlines’ 15-year plan that focuses on transforming the airline and consolidating its position as the largest airline group in Africa.
As reported in Payload Asia, Vision 2025 consists of four basic pillars, one of which is ensuring the right fleet. At the moment, the airline has 121 aircraft, ranging from Boeing 787 to Airbus A350.
The next pillar is in infrastructure, as mentioned above. In 2017, Ethiopian Airlines opened its Cargo Terminal-II facility at Addis Ababa airport.
The third pillar is human resource development, as the airline continues to pump money to train its staff and crew. Finally, Ethiopian aims to improve its systems. Since then, it has automated all of its procedures and is moving towards becoming a paperless airline.
Succeed during the pandemic
Currently, the largest airline in Africa, Ethiopian has managed to demonstrate its resilience amid the pandemic. While COVID-19 was affecting almost every airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines did not require a rescue.
To date, the international airline has not defaulted on any of its payments, nor has it received or needed any financial lifeline.
Instead, the airline has focused on performing cargo and repatriation services to stay afloat. In fact, Ethiopian believed it could survive on cargo alone until July, and it did. Plus, you’re in a comfortable enough position to potentially make an offer on South African Airways.
Have you visited Bole airport before? Does the new terminal benefit you? Let us know in the comments.
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