Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday with a flight operated entirely by women.
The airline announced on Twitter that its recent flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo, Norway, was made with an all-women crew.
Ethiopian Airlines #Allwomenoperated flight to Oslo has just arrived and Received a warm welcome by Diplomats and Ethiopian Community in Norway. pic.twitter.com/KBC6acrx7v— Ethiopian Airlines (@flyethiopian) March 8, 2019
The airline said on Facebook earlier this week that the flight was operated by women from “flight deck to the ground including airport operations, flight dispatch, load control, ramp operation, on-board logistics, safety and security, catering as well as traffic control.”
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GabreMariam told the BBC that the airline’s aim behind the initiative was to celebrate women on a continent where "gender inequality still persi…