As part of its efforts to deepen its roots in Nigerian, Ethiopian Airlines has joined the Coal City Marathon as its awards and bib sponsor. The marathon will hold in Enugu on November 24, 2018.
Speaking on the marathon, PR/Media Partner of Ethiopian Airlines (Enugu), Mr. Wilson Uche Ugwu, who represented the Traffic and Sales Manager, Mr. Solomon Mengistu Mekonnen, said Ethiopian Airlines is also interested in other partnerships with the state aimed at developing athletics, especially long distance races.
“Long distance running is close to the heart of Ethiopian Airlines. Ethiopia has a long history of supporting long distance running and played a significant role in sponsoring young athletes like Haile Gabriel Selassie in their early years of athletics,” Mr Ugwu said.
He also noted that the 21-kilometre Half Marathon is happening at a historic time in the history of the Airline.
“Coal City Marathon coincides with the delivery of Ethiopian Airlines’ 100th Aircraft. It is also happening at a time our airline was crowned “Best African Airline” at Arabian Travel Awards 2018, giving us a reason to celebrate the long running commitment to the development of Nigeria’s economy with the long range and world class service of Ethiopian Airlines,” he added.
The airline has been sponsoring the Great Ethiopian Run as, “Official Airline of the Race” since 2006 and other sporting activities, helping to groom new set of athletes.
