Nairobi, Dec. 6 -- Q. Congratulations on your new role. What will Ethiopian Airlines be like under your leadership?

A. Thank you. Ethiopian Airlines is today the largest airline in Africa. And it is one of the airlines playing in the global air transport industry.

We want this airline to be one of the 20 globally leading airlines by 2035. And this requires that it has to grow every year profitably.

To grow it has to expand its network, it has to add new aircraft, it has to follow a diversified aviation group strategy.

So, under my leadership, my plan is to continue the airline's growth in a sustainable way by continuously building its internal capacity and giving world-class customer service.

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