Coverage dated September 23, 2026

Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as fighters take over airport

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Regional forces in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have taken control of the local airport, causing Ethiopian Airlines to cancel flights to the region

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  1. Bloomberg

    Ethiopian Airlines Cancels Tigray Flights as Rebels Take Airport (opens Bloomberg)

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    Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to three destinations in Tigray, after reports that forces affiliated to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front had taken control of the airport in the regional capital.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray amid concerns over renewed fighting (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Ethiopian Airlines has canceled all flights to the troubled northern region of Tigray amid fears of an escalation in fighting between federal and regional forces

  3. Al Jazeera

    Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to three northern Tigray airports (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The suspension comes after Tigrayan forces took control of Mekelle airport.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as soldiers take over airport (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Regional forces in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have taken control of the airport, leading Ethiopian Airlines to cancel flights to the region

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as fighters take over airport (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Regional forces in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have taken control of the local airport, causing Ethiopian Airlines to cancel flights to the region