Ethiopian Airlines will launch flights to Cape Town from its hub, Addis Ababa, on June 30.
The airline will operate six scheduled flights to the Mother City. Three flights will depart Addis on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 09h30, arriving in Cape Town at 17h30. Another three flights will depart Addis Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 23h30 and arrive in Cape Town at 7h50 in the next morning.
“All our passengers from America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia will have an immediate connection to Cape Town,” says Ethiopian Airlines’ Traffic and Sales Manager for Cape Town, Kibrom Mekonnen.
“As a pan-African airline working to bring Africa together and closer to the world, we are very pleased to spread our wings to Cape Town. Our new flights to Cape Town will give our customers more convenient connectivity options when travelling within, to and from the continent. We will continue to expand our reach in our home market in Africa, with a view to support the continent’s socio-economic integration and development,” said Ethiopian group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam.