SAN FRANCISCO, November 18, (THEWILL) – Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will operate an ‘All-Women Functioned Flight’ on November 19, on the Addis Ababa – Bangkok route.
This historic flight is aimed at crystallising Ethiopian corporate conviction of “Women Empowerment for a Sustainable Growth” and it is the first of its kind in Ethiopian 70 years of service.
An all-female crew led by Female Flight deck crewmembers and senior female executives on board that flight would operate this historical flight.
On ground, flight preparations will also be conducted by females only, such as Cabin Operations, Airport Operations, Flight Dispatcher, Load Controller, Ramp Operations, On-board logistics, Aviation Safety and Security, Ticket Offices, Catering, Air Traffic Controllers as well as Global Call Centre.
Commenting on the development, Tewolde GebreMariam, group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said, “It is a great honour for us to have competent Women Aviation Professionals at Ethiopian in every aspect of the aviation field, which portrays Ethiopian as gender responsive organization that strives to pursue its underlying stance of being an equal opportunity employer.”
THEWILL recalls that Ethiopian Airlines has created a more conducive situation for new mothers, by launching a Nursing Room equipped with modern amenities, comfortable reclining chairs, and refrigerators for the storage of breast milk. New electronic breast pumps are also distributed to new mothers.
