I am part of the team that facilitated the CEO shortlisting so your guess is a good as mine https://www.businessdail...293588-r3nf5m/index.html

76 pax on the maiden flight,what about the subsequent days?
That's more important too.

Must be 76 confirmed pax on the maiden flight.

Mauritius flight will be a game changer for this New York Flight.

I expect to see Ethiopian launching this route soon as it seems they do not fly there. You will know they just copy from KQ and they should never have overtaken KQ.

Isn't that [the women] a compelling reason?
Ethiopia has a lot of offer as well. It was the only African country not colonized [I am not counting Liberia] and fought & defeated the Italians! I would like to see GERD as well. I hear the hills/mountains [source of the Blue Nile] are beautiful.

I would like to visit Addis/Ethiopia. The flight is only $200 or so on Ethiopian Airlines.

As for the "vibrant tourist circuit" one has be cautious coz our advantages can be easily negated in 10-20 years as countries woo tourists.

@obiero - I don’t know of many tourists who visit Kenya to go see Lake Victoria

Maasai Mara - It’s counterpart on the TZ side is actually much larger.
Mt Kenya - Yes, but Kili is higher. Ethiopia is also safer for hikers.
Indian Ocean - We have but a small portion. Sure Ethiopia doesn’t have access to the sea but our other competitors do.

You can thump your chest all you want but Kenya cannot remain complacent as others pick up the pace. Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia all want to eat our lunch. A slow leak can sink a ship.