Construction has commenced of a USD 12.5 billion airport with four runways and parking bays for 270 aircraft at Bishoftu in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines ET has announced.
Phase one of the new airport, which is about 45 kilometres south of Addis Ababa, will have capacity for 100 000 square metres of cargo on completion in 2030, more than quadrupling airfreight capacity.
Currently, Bole International Airport on the outskirts of the capital, handles about 785 000 tonnes of cargo annually, as per ETs financial year data for 2025.
