Ethiopian reports a successful year and inches close to new Nigerian airline

During its fiscal year 2017/18, Ethiopian Airlines, reported operating revenue up by 43% from previous fiscal year to culminate at 89.1 billion Ethiopian birr (ETB), with net profit of 6.8 billion ETB. The number of passengers carried during the period grew by 21% topping the 10 million mark for the first time in the airline’s history and reaching 10.6 million passengers. Freight carried grew by 18% from previous fiscal year to attain 400,339 tons. During the year, Ethiopian introduced an additional 14 new aircraft, more than one aircraft per month and opened eight new international destinations, namely Geneva (Switzerland), Chicago