Commercial flights from Ethiopia to Eritrea Back Open after 20 Years

ADDIS ABABA, KOMPAS.com – Commercial flights from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to the city of Asmara in Eritrea left on Wednesday (18/7/2018).

The flight became the first commercial flight between the two. (19659002) Ethiopian Airlines flight code ET0312 to Asmara City departs from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa

The opening of this airlift is once again a tangible proof of the thawing of tensions between two neighboring countries that began (19459004)

"Today still is a unique event in the history of Ethiopia with Eritrea," said the Director General from Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebre Mariam in the ceremonial before the flight.

Due to the extraordinary demand, that day two flights were made "

" The fact that we did two flights at a time shows the huge public interest, "added Tewolde

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Ethiopian Airlines, one of the fastest growing airlines in Africa. But for starters, flights from Addis Ababa and Asmara will be made once a day. "But given the great interest of the community, I think the frequency of trips can be twice a day, three times or even more," says Tewolde.

According to Tewolde, with the opening of the airspace of Eritrea, the road to the Middle East will also be more efficient

One of the pbadengers of the historic flight is former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who resigned in February.

"I believe that someday it will happen," Hailemariam said, referring to the peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Earlier Monday (16/7/2018), the Eritrean government again inaugurated the reopening of the embbady they are in Ethiopia.

This is part of the peace efforts undertaken by the two countries after the conflict. The Sungnya war for two decades is harmful

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