Eritrean Airlines has confirmed that it will commence flights between Asmara, Eritrea, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from August 1. The flights complement the daily Ethiopian Airlines flights, launched in mid-July.
CEO of Eritrean Airlines, Nasreddin Ibrahim, told The Reporter in an interview, that the three-times-weekly service would be followed in September by a twice-weekly Assab-Addis Ababa flight.
The announcement supports the thawing relations between the two countries. “We want to establish a strong co-operation with Ethiopian Airlines. We will discuss the possibilities that we can work together. We may even sign [a] codeshare agreement,” said Ibrahim.
CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, told The Reporter that talks with Eritrean Airlines had focused primarily on co-operation between the airlines rather than the purchase of equity, which would only come later.
