Ethiopian Airline begins Enugu-New York flights

Ethiopian Airline will begin three-days-a-week flights from Enugu to New York in the United States of America (U.S.A) today to enhance business in the Southeast.
The airline’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr GebreMariam Tewolde, announced this yesterday at the 70th anniversary of Ethiopian Airline in Enugu.
Tewolde said the airline would begin the thrice-a-week scheduled flights to New York-Newark from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 3 via Lomé, Togo, thereby connecting Enugu to New York.
The airline chief said Ethiopian Airline would deploy a modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the route.
He said: “For travellers flying out of Lagos through Lome to New York, the journey is about 12-hour flight as passengers will connect between New York-Newark and many cities throughout Africa.
“At Lomé, passengers will enjoy seamless connections to and from points in West Africa with ASKY, Ethiopian partner airline based in Lomé.
“Connections will be available to and from Abidjan, Bamako, Bissau, Brazzaville, Conakry, Dakar, Douala, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, N’Djamena, Niamey, Ouagadougou, Yaoundé, among others.

The Nation