Ethiopian Airlines has named Three times Olympic Gold Medallist, Tirunesh Dibaba as its Brand Ambassador on March 8, International Women Day.

This came even as the airline launched its debut flight to Buenos Aires, its 6th gateway to the Americas, with an all women operated flight on 8 March.

Tirunesh has won double gold at the Beijing Olympics in 5000m and 10000m. She is the youngest female world champion in the history of athletics, the first woman to achieve the Olympic 5,000m/10,000m double and the first to defend a long-distance title at the Games.

Ethiopian Airlines is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its over 70 years of operation, it has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.