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Ethiopian Airlines, the leading and fastest-growing Airline in Africa, is celebrating the 50th year of the launch of its service to the UK in April 1973. Ethiopian Airlines’ inaugural flight arrived in London-Heathrow on a Boeing 720-B commencing with two flights a week. The flight was originally operated via Cairo, Rome, and Frankfurt with First Class and Economy Class.
Today, Ethiopian offers daily non-stop A350 Airbus flights from London Heathrow (Terminal 2) to Addis Ababa, and 4 weekly B787 Dreamliner flights from Manchester (Terminal 2) to Addis Ababa, carrying over 10,000 passengers monthly, with connections to over 60 destinations across Africa.
Henock Woubishet, Area Manager UK and Ireland said, “This is a big anniversary for Ethiopian Airlines as it highlights our unwavering commitment to serving the UK. During the rest of the year, we will be celebrating this milestone with a series of events including FAM trips, campaigns, and promotions. We want to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to the traveling public and our partners in UK’s travel industry for supporting our journey over the decades.”
Currently, Ethiopian serves more than 150 domestic and international passenger and cargo destinations including 21 cities in Europe.