Ethiopian Airlines will restart flights to Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, on 11 October, after federal forces retook the city and three weeks of suspension; bookings open from 9 October. Flights to Shire and Axum remain halted following an offensive launched on 23 September by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF, the party that dominates Tigray's politics and led its forces in the 2020–2022 civil war), the worst escalation since that conflict. The route restores a key link between Tigray and Addis Ababa, though security in the region remains volatile.