Ethiopian Airlines Resumes Flights to Tigray
The first of many Ethiopian
Airlines flights arrived in Mekelle, Tigray's regional capital, Wednesday,
signaling an end to the two-year isolation of the region from the rest of the
country. Families on the flight were seen embracing one another after arriving
in the city.
Ethiopian airlines said
Tuesday the daily flights will help families reconnect as well as boost
business and tourism.
The end of the
isolation comes weeks after the Tigray People's Liberation Front rebel group
and the Ethiopian government signed a peace deal in South Africa, agreeing to
resolve their differences through dialogue and end the suffering of the
population.
The peace agreement has
helped to open up the region, allowing aid to reach millions of people and restoring
telecommunications and banking services.
On Monday, Ethio
Telecom representatives joined a delegation led by the parliament speaker to
assess the war-damaged telecommunications infrastructure.
Ethiopian Prime
Minister Abiy Ahmed's spokesperson Billene Seyoum tweeted on Wednesday that
Ethio Telecom had completed the connection of 27 towns and 981 fiber optic
cables.
The national airline
said it would increase the number of daily flights depending on demand.
Kenyan and African
Union delegations are expected to visit Mekelle this week to oversee the
implementation of the November peace agreement.
VOA
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