Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable African airline, has announced that it will add a thrice weekly service in addition to its daily flights to Guangzhou beginning October 8, 2016.
Per the arrangement, Ethiopian Airlines will operate 11 weekly flights to and from Guangzhou.
Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam said, “We are pleased to launch more frequency to Guangzhou, one of the largest Chinese cities.”
He said Ethiopian Airlines has become the airline of choice for travelers between China, Africa and Brazil.
“We offer the best and fastest connectivity options with a total of 31 weekly flights, operated with the latest and most comfortable B787 and B777 aircraft, to four gateways in China; Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and with an immediate connection to 52 destinations in Africa and Sao Paulo in Brazil.
“For sure, this move will play a significant role in the growing economic and people-to-people ties between Africa and China,” the CEO said.
Ethiopian is a Pan-African global carrier, operating the youngest fleet with an average of less than five years and currently serving 93 international destinations across five continents with over 240 daily departures.
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Ethiopian Airlines is the fastest growing airline in Africa.
In its seven decades of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.
Its fleet includes ultramodern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, 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.