Ethiopian Airlines has opened a new cargo warehouse, the largest in Africa, to service four continents in the world with an eye to target cargo exports from Nigeria.
Ethiopian Airlines has seen an opportunity in the exports of both perishable and non-perishable products from Nigeria to Europe, America and other parts of the world, which is witnessing a significant increase as a result of the weaker Naira and the push by the Federal Government to promote export of local commodities.
“One of the destinations where we have dedicated cargo operations to is Nigeria. So, from Nigeria to Asia, we have a dedicated cargo terminal. We have seen the growth in exports from Nigeria and so have initiated cargo operations in and out of Nigeria,” Sable Wongel Azene, manager, ET-Holidays, said.
According to Azene, “We have inaugurated a new cargo terminal and it is the largest in Africa because it has a capacity of 600,000 tons of automated cargo and the largest cooling system for perishable items."
