Ethiopian Airlines adds Flights to Milan

Ethiopian Airlines is to launch flights to Milan, Italy, in July 2011. The airline will operate with five weekly services on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.Milan will become Ethiopian’s second destination in Italy and seventh in Europe.Italy has been part of Ethiopian’s network since 1964 when it began services from Addis Ababa to Rome.Currently, Ethiopian operates 42 weekly flights to Europe with daily flights to Rome, and Stockholm, six weekly flights to Paris, Brussels and London as well as five weekly flights to Frankfurt.

Milan is an attractive business center to the world and we are delighted to introduce a new route between Africa and Europe. Our services to Milan will create new market opportunities for Ethiopian Airlines while providing better access and service to Northern Italy travelers wishing to venture into Africa,said Gobena Mikael, Senior Vice President Global Sales and Chief Commercial Officer.Ethiopian Airlines will use the new route to serve business, religious and leisure travelers from Milan and from Northern Italy to Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and vise versa via its strategic hub at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport