Ethiopian Airlines plans to build one of Africa’s largest airports with the new Abusera International Airport, featuring four runways. It signed a design consultancy contract for Ethiopia’s new global hub airport to consortium led by Dar, with Zaha Hadid Architects, Pascall+Watson Architects, Landrum&Brown, and TY Lin. The airport will be located outside of the capital Addis Ababa and is scheduled for its first phase in 2029. The airline’s CEO Mesfin Tasew had told reporters at the event that the first phase would cost “at least $6bn”, Reuters said. Tasew said the airport will be financed through loans with companies already showing interest. In its
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