ADDIS ABABA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest airline group, on Monday announced that it would start services to Bahrain as of the 17th August this year with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior.
In connection with the commencement of Ethiopian services to Bahrain, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, said, "With the flourishing trade relations between Ethiopia and the Gulf countries, availability of efficient air transport services will surely play great roles in ensuring easy movement of people and import/export items."
"Our presence in Bahrain dates back to the 1970s and we are glad that we are now back with scheduled thrice weekly flights. Currently, Ethiopian flies to major cities in the Middle East including: Beirut, Dammam, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait, Dubai, Madinah, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah," he said.
In 2017 alone, new destinations like Victoria Falls, Antananarivo, Oslo, Chengdu, Singapore, Guinea, Windhoek , Moroni, as well as freighter destinations like Ahmedabad, a fifth cargo gateway to India, Milan and Zaragoza have joined Ethiopian Airline's vast global network. Enditem
