{"id":118601,"date":"2021-11-18T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=118601"},"modified":"2021-11-18T22:12:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T22:12:41","slug":"u-s-warns-pilots-ethiopias-capital-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/11\/u-s-warns-pilots-ethiopias-capital-airport.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. warns pilots about Ethiopia’s capital airport."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United States is warning pilots that planes operating at one of Africa\u2019s busiest airports could be \u201cdirectly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and\/or surface-to-air fire\u201d as Ethiopia\u2019s war nears the capital, Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Aviation Administration advisory issued Wednesday cites the \u201congoing clashes\u201d between Ethiopian forces and fighters from the northern Tigray region, which have killed thousands of people in a year of war. The U.S. this week urged its citizens in Ethiopia to \u201cleave now,\u201d saying there should be no expectation of an Afghanistan-style evacuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Addis Ababa international airport is the hub for the state-owned Ethiopian Airlines, a symbol of Ethiopia\u2019s former status as one of the world\u2019s most rapidly growing economies before the war. The airline in recent years became Africa\u2019s largest and best-managed carrier, turning Addis Ababa into the gateway to the continent. Addis Ababa is also the continent\u2019s diplomatic capital as home of the AU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FAA advisory notes no reports of disruptions at Bole International Airport and \u201cno indication of an intent to threaten civil aviation,\u201d but it says the risk to approaching and departing planes could increase if the Tigray fighters encircle the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigray fighters \u201clikely possess a variety of anti-aircraft capable weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank weapons, low-caliber anti-aircraft artillery, and man-portable air-defense systems,\u201d or MANPADS, which could reach up to 25,000 feet above ground level, the FAA advisory says, Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an acknowledgment of Bole airport\u2019s importance for onward travel for the African continent and beyond, the U.K. Minister for Africa Vicky Ford last week told reporters that Britain now advises against all travel to Ethiopia apart from the airport for departures and transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigray forces who had long dominated the national government before current Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018 have approached Addis Ababa in recent weeks and joined up with another armed group, the Oromo Liberation Army, with the aim of pressing Abiy to step aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: Raimund Stehmann\/Wikimedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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