Ethiopian is voted as the best in Africa & Wins Passenger choice Awards in the USA

Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest, fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is

pleased to announce that it has been voted and won the Passenger Choice Awards for

“Best Airline in Africa” for the third time in a row at the APEX 2015 EXPO held on 27

September 2015 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

The Airline Passenger Experience Association is a network of the world’s leading

airlines, suppliers and related companies committed to elevating the level of the

airline passenger experience. APEX encompasses the largest and most comprehensive

survey of passengers in 13 languages. It is the most important award in the airline

industry since it is the customers themselves, who rate airlines based on their overall

experience.

Ethiopian is pleased to offer Promotional 3rd Free Baggage Allowance for travel commencing from IAD and LAX to ADD on ET 501 & 505.

Tewolde GebreMariam, CEO Ethiopian Airlines Group, said, “As an indigenous Pan-
African Global Airline, we are honored to be recognized as “Best in Africa” for the

third time in a row which once again reaffirms the high quality of the service and the

products we offer. Ethiopian is above all a customer-focused airline with global

standard service with superior delivery through its hallmark African flavored

Ethiopian hospitality. Passenger Choice Award is the most important award in our

industry since it is our customers, who rate us by benchmarking our service with

others in the industry.

The award will encourage all of us at Ethiopian to double up our efforts in the never

ending pursuit of our continuous improvements in customer services both on the

ground and in the air. With 91 international and 20 domestic destinations around five

continents, operated with one of the youngest fleet in the industry, which is below 5

years average age; we will continue our leadership in the African Aviation industry

and connecting mother Africa with its major global trading centers. . I wish to thank

our customers for their strong vote of confidence and for all Ethiopian employees

who are working hard day-in and day-out all over the world to make Ethiopian

airlines lead the African Renaissance in the 21st Century with its motto “The New

Spirit of Africa”

About Ethiopian

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its close to

seven decades of operations, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading

carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.

Ethiopian commands the lion share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network

operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 91 international

destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and

environmentally friendly aircraft such as the Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-

200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet

age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these

aircraft.

Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will

see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with seven business centers:

Ethiopian Domestic and Regional Airline; Ethiopian International Passenger Airline;

Ethiopian Cargo; Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight

Catering Services; and Ethiopian Ground Service. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning

airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.

For more information about this press release, please contact:

Manager PR & Publications

Ethiopian Airlines

Tel: (251-1) 517-84-07/656/165/913/529

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