Ethiopian to extend its reach to seven new destinations by June
<p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484718658429_7550" class="yiv9334324739MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Jan 18, 2017: Africa based Ethiopian Airlines will launch seven new destinations within five months during 2017.</p> <p id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484718658429_7549" class="yiv9334324739MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">From February to June, <a title="Ethiopian" href="http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ethiopian</a> will launch new service to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Conakry (Guinea), Oslo (Norway), Chengdu (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Singapore […]
Jan 18, 2017: Africa based Ethiopian Airlines will launch seven new destinations within five months during 2017.
From February to June, Ethiopian will launch new service to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Conakry (Guinea), Oslo (Norway), Chengdu (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Singapore (Singapore). With the addition of these stations, Ethiopian will have service from Addis Ababa to 98 different international cities located across the world.
Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said, “Africa’s share of the global aviation is the smallest which is only around 3 percent. As the largest airline group in the continent, we are highly concerned on the low base of air connectivity in the continent and we are setting record expansion to enable Africans enjoy safe, reliable and economical air connectivity both within the continent and between the continent and the rest of the world. Looking beyond the current economic slowdown especially in the oil export dependent economies of Africa, we firmly believe that the continent will become the magnet for foreign direct investment, trade and tourism, which are the engines of air travel growth and in turn efficient air connectivity also drives socio economic development and we are happy to contribute our share in the 21st Century African Transformation.”
In 2016, new flights to Moroni (Comoros), WindHoek (Namibia) and Newark (United States) were launched, as well as three cities in Ethiopia: Hawassa, Kebridahar and Dembidolo.
Ethiopian has planned to reach 120 international destinations worldwide by the year 2025. It has already extended its reach to 98 destinations.