New Announcement By Ethiopian Airlines

The top airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines, will expand its passenger service with the introduction of a new trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, on the 22nd of May 2023.

 

The new flight will run five times a week, with the exception of Tuesdays and Sundays, when it will only run once.

The Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group, Mr. Mesfin Tayew, made the following statement on the new flight:

“We are glad to open a new route to Copenhagen, Denmark which will be our 21st destination in Europe. With the launch of the flight, Copenhagen will become a crucial gateway for Ethiopian Airlines in northern Europe and southern Scandinavia. Thanks to the wide network of Ethiopian Airlines across Africa, the new flight will enhance the air connectivity between Europe and Africa thereby facilitating trade, tourism and diplomatic relations of the two regions.”

The Chief Executive Officer of Copenhagen Airport, Thomas Woldbye, added that the hub's ambition for a long time has been to increase the link between Copenhagen and Africa.

"Therefore, it is really good news, that Ethiopian Airlines, who for the last 5 years have been awarded as the best airline in Africa, now will start flying to Copenhagen. The airport in Addis Ababa have grown to become one of Africa’s most important HUB’s, with onward connections to more than 60 different cities in Africa, thus this new route will be an amazing gateway to the whole continent for Copenhagen”, he added.

He went on to say that the direct route would open up new doors of opportunity for Danish companies, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, and that this will be possible as a result of the cutting-edge facilities and pharma division of Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services.

The route will be serviced by Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, which has a seating configuration for 315 passengers.

In November of 1999, Ethiopian Airlines became the first airline to serve Copenhagen, however around four years later, the service was terminated.

 

Source: breakingtravelnews.com