Ethiopian adds New York route

ETHIOPIAN Airlines plans to
launch services to New York JFK
by the end of June.
Flights from Addis Ababa to JFK
will depart on Tuesday, Thursday and
Sunday mornings. The return flights
will return to Addis Ababa the same
evenings. Flights will stop in Lomé,
home base for Ethiopian Airlines’
partner ASKY Airlines, in both
directions.
Ethiopian will operate a Boeing 787
Dreamliner on the route, configured
with 24 business-class and 246
economy seats, all equipped with
on-demand video monitors featuring
a variety of entertainment options.
Group ceo of Ethiopian Airlines,
Tewolde GebreMariam, said: “We
are thrilled to resume our service to
New York, as it is one of the world’s
most economically powerful cities
and including it in our network will
play a critical role in the expansion
of trade, tourism and investment
between Africa and the US.”