Ethiopian Airlines has been chosen as the Best Airline in Nigeria by the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA) at the Association’s 40th annual general meeting held at Premier Hotel Ibadan.

The 1500 members of the Association voted and Ethiopian got the majority vote to win the award. Ethiopian Airlines Area Manager for Nigeria, Mr. Solomon Begashaw, received the award on behalf of the airline.

In his acceptance speech Mr Begashaw spoke about the values of Ethiopian Airlines, in particular the pan-African ideals at the core of Ethiopian, passenger safety above all else, hard work, and skills development.

Mr. Begashaw announced that travellers seeking Ethiopian visas can get them with the help of registered tour operators in Nigeria, and need not visit the Ethiopian embassy in Abuja.

Ethiopian Airlines has been flying to Nigeria since 1960. Today it flies to Lagos, Abuja, Enugu and Kano.