Ethiopian Started Services to Windhoek, Namibia - October 6, 2016
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the largest African airline, is pleased to announce that it has commenced services to Windhoek, Namibia, via Gaborone, as of October 6, 2016.
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia, headquartering most of the national enterprises and cultural institutions.
| Flt Desg | Freq | Dept Arp | Dept Time | Arvl Arp | Arrv Time | Subfleet |
| ET 0829 | 1..4.6. | ADD | 9:40 | GBE | 13:55 | ET 738 |
| ET 0829 | 1..4.6. | GBE | 14:45 | WDH | 16:25 | ET 738 |
| ET 0828 | .2..5.7 | WDH | 10:00 | GBE | 11:40 | ET 738 |
| ET 0828 | .2..5.7 | GBE | 12:30 | ADD | 19:00 | ET 738 |
All times are local
The Pan-African airline, Ethiopian, apart from pioneering in aviation systems and technologies, is the leading airline in its vast network in the continent.
Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, said, “ As a Pan-African airline, it has always been our source of pride to connect Africa together and to the rest of the world. The addition of Windhoek to our ever expanding network brings our African destinations to 52, the largest coverage unrivalled by any other carrier. I believe, the commencement of this flight will surely give our customers more convenient options to travel to Namibia. We will continue to expand our reach in our home market in Africa with a view to support to the continent’s socio-economic integration and development.”
Ethiopian will be deploying the Boeing 737 on the route. The aircraft is configured with 15 Cloud Nine seats and 138 Economy Class seats.
About Ethiopian
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its seven decades of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in efficiency and operational success.
Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to 93 international destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.
Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with seven business centers: Ethiopian Domestic and Regional Airline; Ethiopian International Passenger Airline; Ethiopian Cargo; Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering Services; and Ethiopian Ground Service. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.
For more information about this press release, please contact:
Mrs. Hanna Atnafu
Manager Corporate Communications
Ethiopian Airlines
Tel: (251-1) 517-89-07/656/165/913/529
CorporateCommunication@ethiopianairlines.com
