“Discussion with authorities of the DRC is well underway and we hope that we will reach final decision shortly,” said Mesfin Tasew, CEO of the Ethiopian airlines in a briefing on Monday.

Tasew said Equatorial Guinea, Gambia and others are asking the Ethiopian airlines to work on the establishment of Airways in the respective countries.

He said the Ethiopian airlines has overseas investment in Alaska Airlines of (Togo) 26 percent; Malawi airlines 49 percent and Zambia Airways (46 percent).

Back in march, a senior aviation delegation from the DRC, headed by Musengezi Kitasa, the aeronautical advisor to the country’s Minister of Transport and Communications, was in Addis Ababa, engaging in discussions to reach agreement.

The agreement is expected to facilitate Ethiopian Airlines in enhancing the efficiency of its air transport services, expanding its range of flight destinations, and notably commencing additional flights to the city of Kisangani within the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Presently, Ethiopian Airlines operates 21 weekly flights to Kinshasa, 14 to Lubumbashi, and 7 flights to Kisangani, Goma, and other airports. APA News