Ethiopian Airlines says it plans to start flights to the city of Enugu, in south eastern Nigeria soon as part of its attempt to extend its flight destinations in Africa’s most populous country and West African Power house Nigeria.
Tewolde Gebremariam CEO of the air carrier said Ethiopian also has plans to fly to the southern central port city and oil hub of Port Harcourt as well as Northern Nigeria’s largest city Kano, while increasing the number of flight trips to Nigeria’s capital city Abuja, Nigeria. “We want more flights to Abuja because now Abuja-Addis-Asia and Abuja-Addis-Dubai-Bangkok-China is the best flight option for Nigeria bound passengers,” said Tewolde adding that Ethiopian would be pleased to add flights to the country where it has been flying for more than 40 years. It currently has nearly 70 international destinations out of which 43 are in the African continent, while there are 17 domestic flights it operates.
The national flag carrier has recently started flights to the Indian ocean island archipelago of Seychelles, Toronto in Canada, and Port Novo in Benin. It is also planning to start flights before the end of 2012 to Kuala Lampur, capital city of Malaysia, expected to start on October 31 and Brazil’s commercial hub Sao Paulo, its first Latin America route expected to be in December.
As part of Vision 2025 Ethiopian plans to operate more than 120 airplanes flying to 90 plus destinations internationally carrying over 18 million passengers and 710,000 tons of cargo per annum while employing more than 17,000 people.
Its 2025 vision’s overarching objective is to continue the scaling up of profitable and sustainable growth to enhance its profitability and technology to make its staff, customers and financiers secure.
Ethiopian got its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner named “Africa first” delivered at Bole International Airport on August 17, 2012, making it the first African air carrier to receive the aircraft.
The airline is expected to receive a total of five 787 Dreamliner aircraft before the end of 2012 and five more airplanes in 2014

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That's very good. Nigeria should learn from Ethiopia. While Ethiopia airlines is rapidly expanding, Nigerian airways left her passengers stranded in England and then suddenly stopped operation until further notice. Nigeria we hail!

This is great, we need to work together to build Africa!! Learn from each other.

igbo2011: This is great, we need to work together to build Africa!! Learn from each other.

atleast good thing is coming awt from nigeria

This is a very good news. Enugu airport will soon become a hub for the whole Southeast.

Wat is Ethiopian? Is it a name, aminal, place or thing?

Now foreign airlines are coming to rip us off when our own couldn`t live up to the bidding.

Nice. Just a matter of time before the likes of BA, KLM, AIRFRANCE comes in.

Nigerian Coal Corporation - dead
Nigerian Railway Corporation - Dead
Nigerian Telecommunication Plc - dead
Nigerian Airways - dead
Nigerian Postal Service - coma
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - Cabalised

Ethiopian Airlines is really doing well. Can Nigeria for once run an airline profitably without destroying it?

Okija_juju: After a Long Ban for Garri related offences, OKIJA JUJU is BACK!!!..

So while I was away, Ndi Ethiopia abata go Obodo anyi..

I dont like this development..

Send us a better airline.. I would even prefer Air China or Air India to this Ethiopian stuff.

, welcom

Okija_juju: After a Long Ban for Garri related offences, OKIJA JUJU is BACK!!!..

So while I was away, Ndi Ethiopia abata go Obodo anyi..

I dont like this development..

Send us a better airline.. I would even prefer Air China or Air India to this Ethiopian stuff.

I understand your point. The airline that should come to Igboland should be the one one that goes to countries where Igbos go a lot. Countries like China, malaysia and Asia generally. Also we could have some of the major airlines(KLM, Lufthansa) in Igboland.

Okija_juju: After a Long Ban for Garri related offences, OKIJA JUJU is BACK!!!..

So while I was away, Ndi Ethiopia abata go Obodo anyi..

I dont like this development..

Send us a better airline.. I would even prefer Air China or Air India to this Ethiopian stuff.

my guy do ur reasearch well well ethopian airline is one of the best if not the best in africa and ranks high in international rating ,they just took delivery of their dreamliner the first of its kind in africa and they have already ordered like 10 more .even south african airline no dey compete with them

chelseabmw: Wow..........So common Ethiopia that just gained their independence that day here.....Na wah ooo....Nigeria nor dey shame self?

ethiopia independence? Pls i want to know when they became independent...u guys need to verify your facts before typing ethiopia is as old as egypt.

talk true: Nigerian Coal Corporation - dead
Nigerian Railway Corporation - Dead
Nigerian Telecommunication Plc - dead
Nigerian Airways - dead
Nigerian Postal Service - coma
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - Cabalised

you just made me laugh by mentioning coal cooperation.that one na independence dem don give am firing squad

Next I want see British, air france, german and chinese airways.... Time to dis-monopolize Lagos and open up SE economy

afam4eva:
I understand your point. The airline that should come to Igboland should be the one one that goes to countries where Igbos go a lot. Countries like China, malaysia and Asia generally. Also we could have some of the major airlines(KLM, Lufthansa) in Igboland.

Ethiopian airline is used as a "test-run" and definitely the big boys will join

very good news!

CHESSBOARD:

Ethiopian airline is used as a "test-run" and definitely the big boys will join

Let's not get it twisted. Ethiopian Ariline is a big gun in the arline business. It's just that the traffic from Enugu to Adis Ababa might not be much.

@Mad Cow



^^^Mad Cow, so how come your 'great' country Nigeria doesn't have a national carrier, but 'famine ravaged and diseased riddled dessert Ethiopia' has one they can be proud of? They say they want to serve the Enugu route, and you're not happy; instead you abuse them ?

This is a good development and will set the ball rolling.....when other airlines see how profitable it is, more of them may then be encouraged to fly directly into Enugu.

My only question is that if someone books a ticket from say London or New York to Enugu, would they have to go via Addis Ababa? It seems like a long journey to me.....the other side of the world .

What we should be thinking is that if foreign airlines designate their routes across the country,local airlines will wind up because they won't have any passengers left to carry. Its already bad enough as it is because Kano, PortHarcourt, Abuja and Lagos are already being serviced by a number of foreign airlines. The same countries concerned shall not condone such a thing in their boudaries.

onatisi:
my guy do ur reasearch well well ethopian airline is one of the best if not the best in africa and ranks high in international rating ,they just took delivery of their dreamliner the first of its kind in africa and they have already ordered like 10 more .even south african airline no dey compete with them

don't mind that loud mouth without nothing. Ethopia Airlines is the biggest Air Coperation in Africa and can compete or even better than those Airlines he listed.

Good Sign. Ethiopian airline is the best African Airline.

They have been doing well.

They are welcome... plus they have sweet babes to go round!

afam4eva:
Let's not get it twisted. Ethiopian Ariline is a big gun in the arline business. It's just that the traffic from Enugu to Adis Ababa might not be much.

i beg pls help me tell them ooo.
why do ppl keep callin ethopian airline a small airline.this is one of the best airlines in the world it ranks very high and so far it is te best in africa ask anybody .na wa for nigerians oooo.
it is good as this will decongest the lagos airport a little by diverting ppl to enugu instead of lagos all the time and it will also boost our local airlines

afam4eva:
Let's not get it twisted. Ethiopian Ariline is a big gun in the arline business. It's just that the traffic from Enugu to Adis Ababa might not be much.

My point exactly.. Ethiopian Airlines is on the top 3 African airlines.. However, flying the Enugu route is rather unprofitable (sort or). But the only upside I see is that they do offer a flight to China, howbeit you would have to transit through 1 Nigerian State, Addis Ababa, Dubai before getting to bangkok.

talk true: Nigerian Coal Corporation - dead
Nigerian Railway Corporation - Dead
Nigerian Telecommunication Plc - dead
Nigerian Airways - dead
Nigerian Postal Service - coma
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - Cabalised

what abt NEPA and the recuperating PHCN?.