Ethiopian starts daily schedule to Addis Ababa from London Heathrow.

Tuesday 8th July 2014

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable African airline, today started daily flights from London Heathrow to Addis Ababa with the additional service departing London Heathrow on Tuesday evenings. The new departure mirrors the existing schedule with departure from London Heathrow at 21:00hrs arriving into the Ethiopian capital's Bole International Airport at 07:00hrs the next day.  The return route sees the aircraft departing Addis at 13:00hrs, arriving LHR at 19:00hrs.

Ethiopian CEO Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, said: "We are pleased to now offer a daily service to our customers to and from London, one of our most important routes. This new addition to the schedule will enable our leisure and business clients to enjoy greater flexibility in selecting their flights aboard our technologically advanced Boeing 787 Dreamliner."

With daily flights to and from London and daily services to 49 African destinations and very short connections through its Addis Ababa hub, Ethiopian offers the shortest total travel time to its valued customers.  Lead in return fares start at £566.00, inclusive of all taxes, bookable online at www.ethiopianairlines.com; telephone 0800 635 0644 or via travel agencies.

New Ground Agent to support new services

Ethiopian Airlines has recently started working with a new ground handling company at London Heathrow, ASIG (Aircraft Service International Group), part of BBA Aviation, ahead of its move to the new Queen's Terminal, along with other Star Alliance carriers on September 17.  Last month also saw the addition of an eighth Dreamliner to the Ethiopian fleet which will support the growing network of routes Ethiopian Airlines offers.

About Ethiopian Airlines:

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing airline in Africa. In its operations in the past close to seven decades, Ethiopian has become one of the continent's leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.

Ethiopian commands the lion share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 81 international destinations across five continents including 49 destinations in Africa. Ethiopian's fleet of 67 aircraft includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as the Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200LR Freighter and Bombardier Q-400 with double cabin. 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 seven business centres: Ethiopian Domestic and Regional Airline; Ethiopian International Passenger Airline; Ethiopian Cargo; Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering Services; and Ethiopian Ground Service. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.