Ethiopian Airlines signs join forces to build Mega Airport City

Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a contract with Dar Al-Handasah Consultants to build a ‘Mega Airport City’ at Abusera in Bishoftu City that will include over 100,000sq m of cargo and support facilities. The site, 40 km from the existing Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, lies about 20 km south east of the city centre on the main A1 road to the south. According to Ethiopian Airlines, the Mega Airport City will have a capacity of 110m passengers each year, four times the current capacity of the existing gateway.