Ethiopian Airlines has resumed commercial flights to the capital of the war-hit Tigray region for the first time in nearly 18 months.
Its chief executive Mesfin Tasew said the flights to Mekelle would bring families back together, and help restore business ties.
Banking and telecommunications services have already resumed in some areas.
The region was largely cut off from the rest of the world during a two-year war between government and Tigrayan forces.
An Ethiopian government…