Ethiopian Airlines
Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, is set to start
services to Bahrain effective August 17, 2017 with the latest B737-800
New Generation with Sky Interior.
Bahrain, a nation comprising more than 30 islands in the Persian Gulf
has been at the center of major trade routes since olden days with
growing economy over the past decade.
In line with the commencement of Ethiopian services to Bahrain, Group
CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, said with the flourishing
trade relations between Ethiopia and the Gulf countries, availability of
efficient air transport services will play great roles in ensuring easy
movement of people and import/export items.
GebreMariam said: “Our presence in Bahrain dates back to the 1970’s
and we are glad that we are now back with scheduled thrice weekly
flights. Currently, Ethiopian flies to major cities in the Middle east
including: Beirut, Dammam, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait, Dubai, Madinah, Muscat,
Riyadh, and Sharjah.”
In 2017 alone, new destinations like Victoria Falls, Antananarivo,
Oslo, Chengdu, Singapore, Guinea, Windhoek, Moroni, as well as freighter
destinations like Ahmedabad, a fifth cargo gateway to India, Milan and
Zaragoza have joined Ethiopian vast global network. Ethiopian currently
operates the youngest and the most technologically advanced fleet in the
industry with an average fleet age of less than five years.
