Jijiga International Airport, Ethiopia to Be Operational
Jijiga International Airport, Ethiopia is expected to inaugurate its passenger terminal and become operational in the coming
few days. The construction of the airport took more than three years with the inauguration schedule delayed by more than a year.
The new passenger terminal will raise the number of passengers the airport is able to host from just 20 to 176 as well as offering place for offices, duty free shops, banking services, restaurants, souvenir shops and other amenities said Wondim Teklu, Head of Public Relations with the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise.
Mohsen Ramez, Managing Director of Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, told Hirtu Zemene, Ethiopia's Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and EU institutions that he "understands the potential" of Ethiopia's market, and Janssen is already in the process of entering the Ethiopian market as it has begun the process of registering four of their medicinal products.