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An Ethiopian Airlines plane mistakenly landed at an unopened airport still under construction in Zambia. The flight a cargo service traveling from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and destined for Ndola, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport instead landed Sunday at Zambia’s new Copperbelt International Airport, which has not yet been inaugurated, the airline said in a statement. The flight ET 3891 made a safe landing in the new airport, Ethiopian Airlines added. The Copperbelt International Airport is about 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport by car. The new airport was due for completion in October 2020, according to Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL), which manages the country’s international airports. But construction was delayed because of the pandemic, with the facility due for completion th
WATCH: Ethiopian Airlines pilot lands at wrong Zambia airport
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Lusaka, Zambia - An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane flying from Addis Ababa into Zambia accidentally landed at an airport that is still under construction, a government official and the airline said on Monday.
The plane hit the tarmac on Sunday at the uncompleted airport in Zambia s northern Copperbelt province, which is currently served by the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport around 15 kilometres (nine miles) away.
The transport ministry s permanent secretary Misheck Lungu said the pilot had landed at the future Copperbelt International Airport by error . When he was about to land he was communicating with the radar and they told him, We can’t see you , Lungu told AFP.