Ethiopian Airlines Launches Flights To Manchester - By Olamide ASEPERI & Mary OKWUELUM
In a bid to expand its
network in Europe, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) recently commenced flights to
Manchester effective December 11, 2018. The destination, the airline’s second
in the UK, was flagged off at a colourful ceremony graced by the presence of
Her Excellency, Mrs Susanna Moorehead, UK Ambassador to Ethiopia, Group CEO of
Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam as well as other high profile
guests.
“I would think of
Ethiopian Airlines as a symbol of Ethiopia. It’s global; it’s growing;
connecting people; it’s supremely professional, modern; it’s forward looking,
it’s young and it’s dynamic. I am fortunate enough to be the British Ambassador
to Ethiopia. The inaugural flight to Manchester is a strong symbol of the depth
and breadth of the relations between Ethiopia and the UK,” Mrs Susanna
Moorehead remarked,
Responding, ET’s Group
CEO, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam said, “It’s a pleasure to be here this evening
with you to celebrate an important milestone in our history, the opening of a
second city in the UK, Manchester. We’ve been flying to London since 1973, more
than 46 years, so we are not new to the UK market. But we are very happy to
expand our services closer to the customer in Manchester now.
He added that, “Today we
can travel the customer conveniently to 60 destinations in Africa with an
immediate connection in our hub here in Addis… The connectivity we are
establishing between Europe and Africa is facilitating trade investment,
tourism and people-to-people ties.”
The service to Manchester
out of Addis Ababa will be operated four times a week with the airline’s
ultra-modern B787 Dreamliner.
It is worthy of note that
ET has steadily been opening new routes including to Europe, which it is
currently serving with 51 flights a week with plans at advanced stages to open
services to other European destinations including Moscow.
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