Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Temano Sheta, who accompanied the immigrants on their way to Israel, said: 

"5 hours of flying to counter decades of waiting. The event is large and important and my duty within the Israeli government is to do everything to bring the Jewish communities in Gondar and Addis Ababa. This is the duty of the Jewish people and I hope we will not wait another year, two years and three and put an end to this saga."

Source: N12 News - Video: Documenting Israel - Telegram