Africa carrier ups Flight to JNB

ETHIOPIAN Airlines will fly double
daily from Johannesburg from
March 28. Currently the airline
operates 11 flights a week from OR
Tambo. The current schedule has
daily midday flights and four late-night
flights departing from Johannesburg
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and
Sundays.
With the new schedule, Ethiopian
Airlines will add three more late-night
flights departing Johannesburg on
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The night flight, ET 848, will depart
Johannesburg at 23h50 and arrive
in Addis Ababa at 06h15. The return
flight, ET 849, will depart Addis Ababa
at 23h50 and arrive in Johannesburg
at 03h55.
“We aim to offer SA travellers better
connectivity with the night flight to
onward destinations from our hub,”
says Abel Alemu, regional manager
Southern Africa of Ethiopian Airlines.
The flight will be operated with B737-
800 aircraft configured with
15 seats in business class and
137 in economy.