Ethiopian Airlines is launching two direct flights between Cape Town and Addis Ababa, effective February 3.
The flights will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays, departing Cape Town at 14h55 and arriving in Addis Ababa at 22h10. The return flight will also operate on Wednesdays and Fridays, departing Addis Ababa at 08h30 and arriving in Cape Town at 13h55.
“This expansion on the Cape Town service complements seven existing flights operating between Cape Town and Addis Ababa, increasing the amount of flights between the cities from seven to nine. Four of these flights depart Cape Town with a stop in Gaborone, the remaining three depart Cape Town with a stop in Johannesburg,” said Abel Alemu, Regional Manager of Ethiopian Airlines, Southern Africa.
The new service will be operated using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro, welcomed this new route and said: “The deployment of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on this non-stop routing is a game changer in that it offers greater capacity and more comfort on the route, and allows better access to the Cape for business travellers and tourists who will no longer have to route via Johannesburg or Gaborone."
