I-Ethiopian Airlines ibhengeze ukuba iza kuphehlelela iinqwelomoya ezintathu ngeveki ukuya eJakarta, e-Indonesia, ukusukela nge-17 kaJulayi, i-2018, iyenza ibe yeyokuqala kwinkonzo evela e-Afrika ukuya e-Indonesia. Isikhululo seenqwelomoya siza kuhambisa iBoeing 787-8 kule ndlela.
Ilungu le-G-20, i-Indonesia, lilizwe lesi-4 elinabantu abaninzi kunye ne-10th enkulu yezoqoqosho kwihlabathi. Ngolu ncedo lutsha, i-Ethiopia iya kukhonza kuwo onke amazwe angama-5 anabantu abaninzi emhlabeni.
I-CEO ye-Ethiopian Airlines Group, uMnu. Tewolde GebreMariam, uthe: "Siyavuya kakhulu ukuqalisa inkonzo ethe ngqo e-Jakarta, unxibelelwano lokuqala oluthe ngqo phakathi kwe-Afrika ne-Indonesia kunye neenqwelo-moya zokuqala ukuya eJakarta ngumqhubi wase-Afrika. Inkonzo yethu entsha iya kubethelela ngakumbi unyawo lwethu olukhulayo e-Asiya kwaye iya kusenza ukuba sihlale singabakhenkethi abakhethayo kubakhenkethi abadibanisa phakathi kwe-Afrika ne-Asiya.
“I-Indonesia lelinye lawona mazwe anabemi abaninzi emhlabeni anoqoqosho olukhula ngokukhawuleza kunye nendawo yemveliso esakhulayo. Kwiminyaka ezayo, urhwebo lwase-Afrika nolwase-Indonesia, utyalo-mali kunye nokhenketho lumiselwe ukuba lukhule ngendlela ecacileyo kwaye iinqwelomoya zethu ezithe ngqo ziya kwenza igalelo elibalulekileyo ekwandiseni intsebenziswano ye-Afrika-Indonesia.
“Siceba ukonyusa iinqwelomoya zethu ukuba ziye mihla le ngokukhawuleza ngokuhambelana noMbono wethu we-2025 wesicwangciso-qhinga sokudibanisa iAfrika namaziko amakhulu orhwebo ehlabathi ngothungelwano lwethu olukhawulezayo lwehlabathi.”
