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Ethiopian to
Strengthen its Presence in the Middle
East Ethiopian Airlines,
the fastest growing African carrier, has announced
its plan to launch flight services to Kuwait and
Riyadh starting June 2, 2008. The flights will
operate Addis Ababa-Riyadh-Kuwait-Addis Ababa twice
weekly on Mondays and Thursdays with the return
flights on Tuesdays and Fridays. As a direct route
to Riyadh and Kuwait from the Sub
Sahara Africa, this new service provides convenient
connections for passengers originating from various
points in Africa. Passengers will save trip time
from points of origin to destination as well as
transit time at the Addis Ababa Bole International
Airport. Currently Ethiopian
operates 35 flights weekly to six destinations in
the Middle East; namely - Abu Dhabi, Bahrain,
Beirut, Dubai,
Jeddah and Sana'a. The introduction of two
additional weekly flights to Riyadh and Kuwait will
further strengthen Ethiopian's foot prints in the
Middle East. Busera Awel,
Ethiopian Vice President Commercial said, "We are
pleased that our enhanced presence will provide
travelers, particularly those in the Sub- Sahara
Africa, with more convenient access to the Middle
East, and we are also confident that the new link
will stimulate increased exchange of commerce and
tourism traffic between the Middle East and the
African continent." Riyadh and Kuwait
are among the fastest growing cities in the Middle
East. Riyadh is the largest city and capital of
Saudi Arabia located in the heart of the Arabian
Peninsula, while Kuwait, the capital of the State
of Kuwait, is situated on the coastal region of the
Persian Gulf. About
Ethiopian MANAGEMENT BOARD
CHAIRMAN :H.E. Mr. Seyoum Mesfin CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER : Mr. Girma Wake Ethiopian Airlines
was founded on 30th December 1945, initially with
the contractual assistance of TWA. The first planes
used by the Airline were five DC-3's. The first
international scheduled service was inaugurated
between Addis Ababa and Cairo on April 8,
1946. NO. OF EMPLOYEES :
4,705 As of June 30, 2006 PASSENGERS
TRANSPORTED : 1,762,900 Year ending June 30,
2006 Ethiopian
Airlines,
www.ethiopianairlines.com,
one of the largest and fastest growing airlines in
Africa made its maiden flight to Cairo in 1946. The
airline currently serves 50 destinations around the
globe, 30 of which are in Africa. The addition of
services to Kuwait and Riyadh will bring the total
number of the Airline's international destinations
to 52. Ethiopian will
be the first carrier to operate the Dreamliner-B787
in Africa, the Middle East and
Europe. In 2006 and 2007
Ethiopian has earned three different awards
respectively from the African Aviation Journal, the
African Times/USA, and the Government of Ghana for
its best performance in the commercial air
transport industry. Ethiopian
Airlines 336 East 45th
Street, Suite 301 New York, NY
10017 212
867-0120 212
692-9589 Website www.flyethiopian.com |
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