Ethiopian Airlines is the leading international carrier in Ethiopia offering flight services to more than 40 destinations worldwide. It also operates domestic flight services to 28 destinations. This leading airline company in Ethiopia was founded on 30th December 1945, with the first aircrafts being fiveDC-3. The first international scheduled flight service by Ethiopian Airlines was launched between Addis Ababa and Cairo on 8, April 1946. Since its launch operations in the1945, the airlines have come a long way and still continues to spread its wings. Ethiopian Airlines is based in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and along with providing scheduled passenger services it also provides cargo charter flights. Since initiating the first east-west flights in the 1950s in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines has progressively expanded services across the continent to create the largest pan-African network in the world. The main hub of this national airline is Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa.
| The fleet of aircrafts used by Ethiopian Airlines includes Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-200ER, Boeing 767-300ER, Fokker 50, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9 and many others. Ethiopian Airlines offers flight services to a number of international destinations including countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, America and the Middle East. In Africa the airline offers its services to Addis Ababa, Abidjan, Accra, Brazzaville, Bamako, Bujumbura, Cairo, Harare, Juba, Khartoum, Johannesburg, Lilongwe, Lome, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Lusaka, Nairobi and several other places.
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The European countries served by Ethiopian Airlines include Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Frankfurt, Rome, London and Stockholm. In Asia, Ethiopian Airlines fly to the destinations like Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Delhi and Mumbai. The Middle East regions served by Ethiopian Airlines flights include Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Beirut, Dubai, Jeddah, Guangzhou, and Telaviv.
Ethiopian Airlines also offer its flight services to Washington, D.C in the United States. The domestic route network of Ethiopian Airlines covers most regions in the country including Axum, Bahr Dar, Gondar and Lalibela. The other domestic routes served by Ethiopian Airlines flights include Arba Minch, Assosa, Dire Dawa, Gambella, Gonder, Jijiga, Jimma, Kabri Dar, Lalibela and Shilavo. Ethiopian Airlines is well known for its world class facilities and services. Travelers can avail special vacation offers including pilgrimage packages and tour packages. In-fight services offered by Ethiopian Airlines include videos games, music, movies and many other facilities. The airline also provides frequent flyer programs, special deals, discounts, and wide range of other offers.
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