(Posted 27th February 2024)
The Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, is pleased to announce the
expansion of its domestic services to South-Western Ethiopia with a thrice weekly
passenger services to be reinstated to Dembi Dollo starting from February 26, 2024.
The new thrice weekly service commences operation as per the below schedule.
Regarding the commencement of the new services Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr.
Mesfin Tasew said: “We are pleased to announce the reconnection of Dembi Dolo to Addis Ababa and the rest of our domestic network by air. This air service provides a safe and convenient means of transport for the people of Dembi Dolo and the surrounding area. Additionally, we believe that this air service will stimulate socio-economic development in the region by facilitating tourism, trade, and investment. This initiative demonstrates Ethiopian Airlines’ commitment to developing air transport services throughout Ethiopia.”
The commencement of the new passenger service to Dembi Dollo allows convenient
travel to the South-Western part of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Airlines operates passenger
flights to 22 domestic destinations in Ethiopia. The group is working on enhancing
domestic airport facilities and passenger experience. Reinforcing this commitment,
Ethiopian will continue to renovate and expand domestic airports across the country.
It is to be recalled that Ethiopian Airlines is one of the leading carriers in Africa with
extensive domestic services.
Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2035 that will see
it become one of the top 20 most competitive and leading aviation groups in the world by
providing safe, secured, market driven and customer focused Passenger and Cargo Transport
and Logistics, Aviation Training, Airport Management and Ground Services, MRO and
Aerospace Manufacturing and Travel and Tourism Services.
As a multi-award-winning airline, Ethiopian has been the champion in various coveted awards including Skytrax’s ‘Best Airline in Africa Award’ for six consecutive years among others. The airline has been a Star Alliance member since 2011 and has been registering more than threefold growth in the past 10 years. For more at: www.ethiopianairlines.com
