05 Jun 2022

Ethiopian to Feature on BBC One – The Airport: Back in The Skies – Monday 6th June

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Ethiopian Airlines will feature in BBC One’s returning series The Airport – Back in the Skies. The series started its broadcast on Monday 9 May at 8.30pm on BBC One.

Ethiopian will feature in Episode 5 and is due to broadcast on Monday 6 June at 8.30pm.   Episode 5 will focus on Ethiopian’s journey during the pandemic and features an interview with former Ethiopian GCEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam on how the airline continued to operate and remain profitable during the past two years.

In this six-part series produced by Wonderhood Studios for BBC One, airport expert and television airport reality star Jeremy Spake returns to his old stomping ground Heathrow, to see how the airport is coping during the most challenging time in its history.

It has been an extraordinary 24 months for aviation. With planes grounding to a halt in March 2020 as the Covid pandemic swept the globe and the industry struggling ever since, Jeremy is welcomed back into Britain’s busiest airport to see how they are striving to get us back in the air as we emerge from the crisis and the world opens again.

Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr Mesfin Tasew commented: “We were delighted to be approached by Wonderhood Studios last year and be featured in this documentary which focuses on the aviation industry. The filming highlights the success of Ethiopian during the past two years as a pioneer in converting passenger aircraft into ‘Preighters’ which are reconfigured to carry freight.  It is a fascinating insight into how Ethiopian came through the pandemic. Our diversified business model has helped us to shift our focus to cargo and maintenance services, and maximize revenue streams we survived on in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Thanks to our agility, we have managed to convert a number of passenger aircraft into ‘Preighters’ in a short space of time.”

Jeremy Spake says: “While Covid has been truly devastating for the airline industry globally, it also provided a first chance in more than 20 years to reaffirm high standards, outstanding quality of service and perhaps most importantly gives us an opportunity to press the reset button, by under promising and over-delivering to customers who are eager to reconnect with others face to face. I am delighted to be back at Heathrow and of course BBC One!”