Addis Ababa \u2014 The construction of Bishoftu International Airport (BIA) has been hailed as a landmark development for Ethiopia and the wider African aviation sector.<\/p>\n
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew described the project as a major step toward addressing long-standing structural challenges in Africa’s aviation industry and promoting sustainable growth across the continent.<\/p>\n
Earlier today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially launched the construction of the Bishoftu International Airport City.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister emphasized that the project is a central pillar of Ethiopia’s national transformation agenda, describing it as a gateway to a more advanced, competitive, and prosperous future.<\/p>\n
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Follow us on WhatsApp<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> for the latest headlines<\/p>\n The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, First Lady Zinash Tayachew, and senior government officials, marking the formal start of the project.<\/p>\n According to Mesfin Tasew, the first phase of the airport city will feature modern, world-class passenger terminals designed to efficiently handle large volumes of travelers.<\/p>\n The airport will include two runways and infrastructure capable of accommodating up to 180 aircraft simultaneously.<\/p>\n The development will also integrate a 350-room luxury hotel within the terminal complex, alongside a major cargo terminal and aircraft maintenance facility with the capacity to handle up to 1.5 million tons of cargo annually.<\/p>\n Bishoftu International Airport will be directly connected to Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport through high-speed rail and road networks, ensuring seamless passenger and cargo movement.<\/p>\n Designed as more than a national asset, the airport city is expected to serve as a continental aviation and logistics hub.<\/p>\n It is anticipated to strengthen Africa’s economic integration and support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by enhancing trade, investment, and business connectivity.<\/p>\n The project is also expected to create substantial employment opportunities, accelerate regional development, and stimulate growth in key sectors such as trade, industry, and tourism.<\/p>\n Ethiopian Airlines noted that Bishoftu International Airport will play a critical role in positioning Africa as a competitive global player in aviation and logistics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Addis Ababa \u2014 The construction of Bishoftu International Airport (BIA) has been hailed as a landmark development for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[63,83,269,4229,265,321,262,65,910,96,261,264,263,1071,266],"class_list":{"0":"post-17707","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethiopia","8":"tag-africa","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-business-and-finance","11":"tag-construction","12":"tag-current-events","13":"tag-east-africa","14":"tag-economy","15":"tag-ethiopia","16":"tag-industry-and-infrastructure","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-politics","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-trade","21":"tag-transport-and-shipping","22":"tag-travel"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}