Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Mekelle after September suspension
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Ethiopian Airlines restarted scheduled service to Mekelle on 11 October, ending a suspension that began after the Tigray People's Liberation Front launched a new offensive on 23 September.
The inaugural resumed flight carried Getachew Reda, an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who was reappointed as East Africa affairs adviser with minister rank on Saturday, senior officers and Brigadier General Gebreegziabher Beyene, commander of the Tigray Peace Force; Reda declared the war in Tigray over and said a federal command post would govern the region for six months, while TPLF vice‑chairman Amanuel Assefa warned of further fighting on social media.