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Ethiopian Airlines launches flights to Dublin, Los Angeles

Xinhua, June 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Ethiopian Airlines on Friday started flights to Dublin and Los Angeles.

Ethiopian flights to Dublin and Los Angeles are operated three times a week with Boeing 787 Dreamliner, said the Airliner.

The flights are the only direct service connecting Africa with Ireland and the West Coast of the United States, according to the Airliner.

"Our new flights connecting Addis Ababa, Dublin and Los Angeles will play a critical role in the expansion of trade, tourism investment between the fast growing continent of Africa, and the United States and Ireland," said Tewolde Gebre-Mariam, CEO of Ethiopian.

"As these flights are the first and only direct air route linking Africa with Ireland and the West Coast of the U.S., they will bring these two seemingly far away cities much closer to Africa and will facilitate mobility and connectivity for business and the large African Diaspora community living in the West Coast of the United States," said the CEO.

With the addition of Dublin, the airline's 11th European city and Los Angeles, its 4th point in the Americas, Ethiopian international network will cover 87 destinations across 5 continents.

In line with its vision 2025 strategic roadmap, the Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its network and deploying the most technological advanced aircraft as part of its commitment to customers, said the CEO. Endi