#MADAGASCAR’S NOSY BE JOINS ETHIOPIAN’S INDIAN OCEAN ISLAND DESTINATIONS
(Posted 27th February 2018)
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline yesterday announced that it will start a thrice weekly service to Nosy-Be, Madagascar on March 27th. The flight combines with a stopover in the Comoros.
An island off the northwest coast of Madagascar, is Nosy-Be the largest and busiest tourist resort of the island nation. Its white sandy beaches, blue-green seas and astonishing rich undersea life make it a perfect destination for diving, fishing, cruise trips and much more.
Madagascar is part of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands and has benefitted from the additional marketing exposure through the organization’s efforts to tie in the destination through cruise ship port calls and multi island visits.
| Flight | Frequency | Dept. Arp | Dept
Time |
Arv Arp | Arv
Time |
Fleet |
| ET 0837 | Tue, Thu, Sat | Addis Ababa | 9:00 | Comoros | 12:50 | ET 738 |
| Tue, Thu, Sat | Comoros | 13:35 | Nosy-Be | 14:50 | ET 738 | |
| Tue, Thu, Sat | Nosy-Be | 15:35 | Addis Ababa | 19:50 | ET 738 |
Regarding the planned launch of the service, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, said: “We are very happy to commence flights to Nosy-Be, our second gateway in Madagascar after Antananarivo. Nosy Be, one of the most beautiful tourist destinations of Africa, will widen the menu of leisure destination choices for tourists from all over the world. In line with our Vision 2025, we will continue to expand and deepen our footprint in Africa with a view to support the growth of tourism, business, trade and investment between the continent and the rest of the world”
The route will be operated with a two class, Business and Economy, Boeing 737-800NG.
