Ethiopian Airlines has finalized all preparations to once again celebrate International Women’s Day by operating an All-Women Functioned Flight this time on Addis Ababa – Stockholm – Oslo route on March 08, 2019.
The all-women flight will
have as a theme of “All women functioned flight to operate from the continent
of African to meet with their counterparts in Europe to show the power of women
to the world.”
The historical flight will be operated by Ethiopian Airlines women
professionals from flight deck all the way to the ground including airport
operations, flight dispatch, load control, ramp operation, on-board logistics,
safety and security, catering as well as air traffic control, which will be
carried out entirely by women. Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian
Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked, “We are immensely honored that we
have women trailblazers in every aspect of our aviation field. Women are an
integral part of our success story from the start and with this dedicated
flight we honor and celebrate their indispensable contribution to our aviation
Group and the broader aviation industry, our country and the continent at
large. Although women are Africa’s greatest resource, gender inequality still
persists in our continent. Therefore, we all need to ensure that women take
their right position in all human endeavor by creating the right conditions and
through all inclusive engagements models.”
Ethiopian operates five weekly flights to Oslo, Norway via Stockholm with ultra
– modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
It is to be recalled that Ethiopian Airlines
has operated four flights to Bankok, Kigali, Lagos, and Buenos Aires, which
were operated by women aviation professionals.
