For passengers awaiting their flights or those connecting flights after a long haul trip, an experience to never miss is the Business Class lounge at the newly built Africa’s largest transit hub, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

Entertainment and comfort are intertwined at Bole International Airport Business Class! Before flights, passengers can relax in private suites and take a refreshing shower. They can rest in the lounge on comfortable couches and savor delicious, exclusive treats from Ethiopia’s international cuisine.

With capacity for hundreds of travellers, you’ll find plenty of seating options, including lounge chairs, private pods, dining tables and chairs, booth seating, and private alcoves with sofas and recliners.

The business class airport lounge is spacious with excellent amenities like shower suites, nap areas, and comfortable seats.

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The lounge has unique, centerpiece facilities like a spa and cocktail bar.

After a quick check-in at the business class counter passengers can make their way to the lounge. With the welcoming ambiance at the hall, passengers are offered hot fresh coffee to drink while international cuisines are always ready for passengers to enjoy.

There is a wide selection of hot and cold foods in a buffet style spread. The healthy options are always a welcome addition with salads, steamed vegetables and boiled eggs together with meat dishes and other hot foods.

The standalone bar has a wide selection of wines and spirits and beer available in the fridges. The traditional Ethiopian coffee station is the highlight of the lounge experience and the Ethiopian coffee is incredible.

Wi-fi is available at the lounge and the connection is uninterrupted.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.

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