Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and most profitable airline in
Africa, is pleased to announce that preparations are being finalized to
launch service to New York’s JFK airport by the end of June.
Ethiopian suspended flights to Newark in 2004 to provide nonstop
service from Washington to Addis Ababa, with connections to its network
in East, Central and Southern Africa. Ethiopian’s network will once
again provide a vital link between New York and Africa with this new
service.
Flights from Addis Ababa to JFK will depart Tuesday, Thursday and
Sunday mornings, and will return from JFK to Addis Ababa the same
evening. Flights will make an intermediate stop in Lomé, home base for
Ethiopian Airline’s partner ASKY Airlines, in both directions
Passengers from New York will enjoy faster flight options to a variety of cities with this new flight.
- There will be three weekly one-stop flights between New York and
Addis Ababa, headquarters of the African Union and capital of one of the
fastest growing economies in the world.
- There will be connectivity beyond Addis Ababa to and from major
economic and tourist destinations in East, Southern and Central Africa
and the Middle East, including Nairobi, Entebbe, Dar es Salaam, Kigali,
Khartoum, Jeddah, and Riyadh.
- There will be connectivity between New York and many cities in West
Africa with Ethiopian’s partner ASKY Airlines, via Lomé, including
Lagos, Abidjan, Dakar, Libreville, Douala, N’djamena, Kinshasa, Bamako,
Conakry, Ouagadougou, and Niamey
Ethiopian will be deploying the most modern aircraft in the world on
this flight, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which not only offers
unparalleled on board comfort to passengers, but is also the world’s
most environmentally friendly aircraft with its lower fuel usage and
noise emissions. Ethiopian’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner is configured with 24
business class and 246 economy seats, all of which are equipped with
on-demand video monitors featuring a variety of entertainment options.
Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked,
“We are thrilled to resume our service to New York, our fourth
destination in the Americas. New York is one of the world’s most
economically powerful cities and including it in our ever expanding
network will play a critical role in the expansion of trade, tourism and
investment between the fast growing continent of Africa and the United
States. I would like to thank all who strived hard to make the route
possible.”
Ethiopian is a global, as well as a Pan-African, carrier serving more
than 92 international destinations across 5 continents and operating
the youngest fleet in Africa with less than the industry average age of 5
years. The airline is expanding to new destinations, and in the past
year has introduced service to Tokyo, Manila, Dublin, Los Angeles, Cape
Town, Durban, Gaborone, Yaoundé, and Goma.
About Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in
Africa. In its seven decades of operations, 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
92 international destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet
includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as the
Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200
Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of
five years. 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 centers: 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.
Source: Ethiopian airlines Press Release
