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Ethiopian Airlines leads other airlines’ to emerge as Africa’s best-performing airline once again.

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Ethiopian Airlines leads other airlines’ to emerge as Africa’s best-performing airline once again.

The largest airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines, has once again emerged as the best-performing Airline in Africa. 

Interestingly, the airline did not just emerge as the best in Africa, it also moved 11 places higher in the world’s top 100 airlines rating. 

Apart from winning the number one spot in Africa for the fifth time, Ethiopia Airlines also won in other categories which include Best Business Class Airline in Africa 2022 for the fourth consecutive year; Best Economy Class Airline in Africa 2022 for the fourth consecutive year and Best Business Class Onboard Catering in Africa.

Investors King learnt that Ethiopian Airlines is completely owned by Ethiopia’s government. The airline also owns numerous stakes in other airlines in Africa including the soon-to-take-off Nigeria Air. 

Investors King earlier reported that Ethiopian Airlines has been awarded a 49 percent stake in Nigeria Air. 

Other airlines on the African top ten list include Royal Air Maroc (RAM) which is the Moroccan national carrier. RAM followed Ethiopian Airlines to second place.

South African Airways came 3rd, Kenya Airways was ranked 4th while Air Mauritius came 5th. The list includes EgyptAir, RwandaAir, Safair, FastJet and Air Seychelles which were ranked 6th to 10th place respectively. 

The award ceremony which was held in London was organised by a reputable airline review and rating company, Skytrax. 

While commenting on the awards, Ethiopian Group Chief Executive Officer, Mesfin Tasew, expressed delight and gratitude to the airline’s customers. 

He said “We are truly honoured by the multiple prestigious awards that Ethiopian (Airlines) won today. It gives me great pleasure to witness such a rewarding event to the hard work Ethiopian Airlines employees and management team put in order to provide our valued passengers with the best quality service. 

‘‘I would like to assure our customers and everyone who cast their votes in favour of Ethiopian that we will continue to provide a world-class service tailored with African-flavored Ethiopian hospitality. He concluded. 

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