Ethiopia: PM Abiy Inaugurates New Terminal At Bahir Dar Int'l Airport

What the report says

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated a new terminal at Bahir Dar Dejazmach Belay Zeleke International Airport in Ethiopia, according to the Ethiopian News Agency report distributed by AllAfrica. The opening marks a major upgrade for the airport, which the report describes as one of the country’s key aviation gateways and the second-largest airport terminal in Ethiopia after Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

The new facility is intended to increase passenger capacity and improve the airport’s surrounding infrastructure. The report says the expansion includes better aircraft facilities, upgraded access roads and improved passenger amenities. Officials and local residents attended the inauguration in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara region.

Abiy presented the project as part of a broader effort to support regional growth, tourism and transport links in and around Bahir Dar. He also pointed to other development projects in the city, including corridor work, bridges, an industrial park and a planned stadium. In the report, he said continued progress depends on stronger municipal revenue and lasting peace in the region.

More broadly, the terminal fits into Ethiopia’s wider push to modernize transport infrastructure and encourage investment outside the capital. Bahir Dar is also being promoted as a tourism destination because of its access to Lake Tana and nearby cultural sites, though the specific economic impact of the airport expansion was not quantified in the source material.