Ethiopian Airlines reveals ‘exciting plans’ for entrepreneurs 

The Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr Tewolde Gebremariam, has revealed ‘exciting plans’ for entrepreneurs in Nigeria, saying the company has found a way to make their travelling plans a little easier. 

Gebremariam told the Entrepreneurship+ at the weekend that the fastest growing airline in Africa, will commence new services to Enugu, as of August 24, 2013, to become the first international carrier to fly to the city, while also promising that the Ethiopian will also increase its five weekly flights to Abuja to daily service.

Gebremariam said since the company recognises that Nigeria remains  one of its largest customer bases in Africa, the airline would operate four times a week to Enugu, its 76th destination. “Ethiopian, an indigenous and truly Pan African airline, is one of the oldest carriers flying to Nigeria and has been serving the country since 1960 strengthening trade, cultural and tourism ties between Nigeria and the rest of the world,” he said.

Answering how the new arrangement would be of benefit to Nigerians, most especially the entrepreneurs in the country, Gebremariam, said unlike before, passengers from Enugu would now have direct flight connections to many destinations in Africa, Middle East, Asia, South America and Europe.

“Our flight to Enugu is another exciting step towards enhancing our commitment to the needs of our travelling publics. Nigeria has always been and continues to be one of our important destinations in West Africa. We are continually improving our products and services to meet our customers’ expectations. We thank the people and the government of Nigeria for their continued support in making this new service to Enugu possible,” Gebremariam, added.

“Passengers from our three gateways in Nigeria – Lagos, Abuja and Enugu – now have the opportunity to fly to destinations throughout the Ethiopian network, including Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Seoul, Bangkok, Kuala,” he also said.