Ethiopian Airlines granted exclusive cargo rights to Argentina with ninth‑freedom
On 5 October, the Argentine Air Transport Subsecretary signed a measure authorising Ethiopian Airlines Group to operate exclusive international cargo services with third‑ through ninth‑freedom rights.
Ethiopian currently flies passenger services on an Addis Ababa‑Lagos‑São Paulo‑Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) route with seven weekly frequencies and will add a weekly pure cargo flight on the same route from 31 October 2026, initially using São Paulo and aiming to combine African, Brazilian and Argentine traffic.