Flights Suspended as Tigrayan Forces Seize Airport
Ethiopian Airlines halted service to Mekelle, Shire and Axum after Tigrayan forces took control of Mekelle airport, local sources said.
- On Wednesday, Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to Mekelle, Axum, and Shire after Tigrayan forces seized the Mekelle airport from federal police, according to local sources.
- This suspension followed Sunday's announcement that the TPLF formed an alliance with six other armed groups across Ethiopia aimed at removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
- The TPLF seized regional government control in May and fought federal forces during the 2020–2022 civil war, though both sides signed a peace deal in November 2022.
- Nearly 300 Tigrayan fighters surrendered last week, the military reported, even as drone strikes against Tigrayan forces have occurred in recent months according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project.
- Spokespeople for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the federal government, and the TPLF did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the airport seizure.
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Tigrayan forces seize airport, Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights
Tigrayan forces seized the main airport in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday, three local sources said, and Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to the region, in the latest escalation to raise fears of a new war. The move follows months of deteriorating relations between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the […]
The forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) took control this week of the airport of the capital city of the northern regional state, in the face of growing tensions with the federal government.
Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tigray region after takeover of Mekelle airport
Ethiopian Airlines said on social media that flights to Mekelle and the cities of Shire and Axum had been halted "due to the current situation in Tigray region," without giving further details.
Ethiopian Air halts flights to Tigray region as Mekelle airport seized
Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday after Tigrayan forces seized the airport in the regional capital Mekelle from federal police, according to local sources
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