(Posted 20th September 2022)
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the largest air cargo network operator in Africa,
has been presented with ‘Cargo Airline of The Year’ and ‘Best Cargo Arline – Africa’ at the
Air Cargo News Awards 2022. In a ceremony held in London on 16 September 2022,
Ethiopian has been handed the two awards in the presence of cargo leaders from
across the globe.
Global cargo players including freight forwarders, ground handlers, general and cargo
sales agents cast their votes online, where the highest votes for ‘The Cargo Airline of The
Year’ and ‘Best Cargo Arline – Africa’ titles went to Ethiopian. Ethiopian Cargo was a
finalist in three categories.
Regarding the awards, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Mesfin Tasew said ” We are
very proud of the vote of confidence of our global partners and customers, and I would like to thank
them for their votes. We give high regards to our cargo operations and strive to provide our
customers the best the industry has to offer, and it is a great reward to know our efforts are
appreciated. We will continue to be our customers’ reliable cargo service provider with
unparalleled service excellence.”
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, one of the major strategic business units within
the Ethiopian Airlines Group, demonstrated remarkable performance, growing in
excellence and customer service each year and it has been a globally acclaimed cargo
player during the pandemic for transporting essential medical supplies and vaccines in
all corners of the world with utmost efficiency. Ethiopian transported around 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine around the globe, converting several of its passenger aircraft to Preighter to strengthen its cargo operations.
Currently, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services cover more than 130 international
destinations around the world with both belly hold capacity and 67 dedicated Freighter
services.
