Ethiopian Airlines expands its hub at Addis Ababa airport

August 28, 2020: Ethiopian Airlines Group has completed a new passenger terminal at its hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with emphasis on bio security and bio safety measures.

The new terminal has check-in hall with 60 check-in counters, thirty self-check-in kiosks, ten self-bag  drop/SBD/,  sixteen  immigration  counters  with  more  e-gate  provisions,  sixteen  central security screening areas for departing passengers are the new faces of the airport. In addition, it has three  contact  gates  for  wide  body  aircraft  along  with  ten  remote  contact  gates  with  people mover-travellator,  escalator,  and  panoramic  lifts.  It will house thirty-two arrival immigration counters with eight e-gate provisions at the mezzanine floor level.

Regarding the expanded infrastructure, Tewolde  GebreMariam,  group  CEO  of  Ethiopian Airlines remarked, “I am very pleased to witness the realisation of a brand-new terminal at our hub. While Addis Ababa Bole International Airport has overtaken Dubai to become the largest gateway to Africa last year, the new terminal will play a key role in cementing that position. What makes  the  new  terminal  unique  is  that  it’s  the  first  terminal  in  the  world to  be  completed  after Covid-19. It was designed, not re-purposed, with Bio safety and Bio security in mind.  I’m sure our esteemed customers will highly appreciate that.”

Ethiopian is continuously working on expanding airport facilities. The features of the new airport play a key role in protecting passengers’ and employees’ safety as airport experience becomes contactless.