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Ethiopian now flying to Bahrain
Ethiopian Airlines announced its plan of commencing flights to Bahrain by Mid August. “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,” said Tewolde GebreMariam, the Ethiopian CEO.
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Tewolde further explained that the Ethiopian presence in Bahrain dates back to the 1970’s, and are now the airlines is 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.
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 vast global network. Ethiopian currently operates the youngest and the most technologically advanced fleet in the industry with an average fleet age of less than five years.
