Ethiopian flight from Addis Ababa to Los Angeles to transit via Lome New flight route to link Addis and Dublin via Madrid Addis Ababa: October 31, 2018
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has changed the ultra-long haul route from Addis Ababa to Los Angeles to transit through Lome, Togo as of 17 December 2018 and will start new route from Addis Ababa to Dublin via Madrid as of 15 December 2018.
The new route will be the only and first of its kind to connect West Africa with the West Coast of the USA with a direct flight.
The new route to LAX via LFW will be operated as per below schedule:
Flight | Eff Date | Frequency | Dept Apt | Dept Time | Arvl Apt | Arvl Time | fleet |
ET 0504 | 17-Dec-18 | MON,WED,SAT | ADD | 8:20 | LFW | 11:10 | ET 788 |
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| ....... | LFW | 12:25 | LAX | 19:35 | ET 788 |
ET 0505 | 17-Dec-18 | MON,WED,SAT | LAX | 21:35 | LFW | 19:35 | ET 788 |
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| ....... | LFW | 20:50 | ADD | 5:40 | ET 788 |
And the new route to DUB via MAD will be operated as per below schedule:
Flight | Eff Date | Frequency | Dept Apt | Dept Time | Arvl Apt | Arrv Time | fleet |
ET 0712 | 15-Dec-18 | .2.4.6. | ADD | 23:50 | MAD | 5:20 | ET 788 |
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| ....... | MAD | 6:20 | DUB | 8:00 | ET 788 |
ET 0713 | 16-Dec-18 | ..3.5.7 | DUB | 16:45 | MAD | 20:30 | ET 788 |
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| ....... | MAD | 21:30 | ADD | 7:00 | ET 788 |
Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines said, “We are delighted to launch yet another long-haul direct flight which takes passengers’ experience to a new level by availing connectivity between West Africa and the West Coast of the USA. Onboard our flights on the new route, passengers will as always enjoy our premium, award winning services on the most technologically advanced B-787 Dreamliner aircraft. In line with our growth roadmap, Vision 2025, we will keep expanding our vast international network, and create better air connectivity options within Africa as well as between Africa and the rest of the world.”
Africa’s leading carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has been expanding its international destinations which have now reached more than 116. Manchester, Moscow, Istanbul and Mogadishu are just some of the new destinations the airline is set to launch soon.
About Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its seventy plus years of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.
Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the Pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 116 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.
Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with Six business centers: Ethiopian International Services; Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services; Ethiopian MRO Services; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian ADD Hub Ground Services and Ethiopian Airports Services. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.
For more information about this press release, please contact:
Mrs. Aniley Eshetu
A/Manager Corporate Communications, Ethiopian Airlines
Tel :( 251-1)517-89-07/656/165/913/529
CorporateCommunication@ethiopianairlines.com
