Ethiopian Airlines, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, proudly announces the resumption of its flight to Athens, Greece effective Dec 13, 2019. Ethiopian resumes the service to the city of Athens after 18 years. Athens marks Ethiopian’s 20th destination in Europe.
Filled with incredible historical sites, Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world and Europe’s historical capital where democracy was invented.
The thrice weekly flight to Athens is operated by the ultra-modern B787 Dreamliner.
The flight to Athens is per the below schedule:
|
Flt Desg |
Eff Date |
Dis Date |
Freq |
Dept Arp |
Dept Time |
Arvl Arp |
Arrv Time |
Subfleet |
|
ET 0760 |
13-Dec-19 |
27-Mar-20 |
1.3.5 |
ADD |
23:00 |
ATH |
3:00 |
ET 788 |
|
|
|
|
……. |
ATH |
4:05 |
DME |
8:20 |
ET 788 |
|
ET 0761 |
14-Dec-19 |
28-Mar-20 |
2.4.6 |
DME |
21:50 |
ATH |
0:05 |
ET 788 |
|
|
|
|
……. |
ATH |
1:05 |
ADD |
7:15 |
ET 788 |
Regarding the flight service to Athens, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, said “We are delighted to return to Athens, Greece with direct services. With our direct flight, Greece will be closer to Africa than ever before and to the rest of our Global network. Athens will serve as a key destination on our ever-expanding European network and offers global tourists an opportunity to explore the majestic country. As one of the world’s oldest and historic cities, the city enjoys a high level of tourism from visitors across the world. Hence, the resumption of the service to Athens will help meet the exponential demand from global tourists, as well as provide them with more connectivity options within our extensive global network.”
Director of Communications & Marketing, Athens International Airport, Ioanna Papadopoulou, said on the occasion of the new flight: “We are thrilled with Ethiopian Airlines’ historic come-back to the Athens market after 18 years. As of December 13th, Athens is directly connected with Addis Ababa and the African continent as a whole, through the airline’s rich and extended network, thus increasing significantly the connectivity of Athens and Greece! We wish every success and continuous growth to Ethiopian, as we remain committed to keep working closely together, supporting its developmental plans through our market.”
With the inclusion of Athens, Ethiopian Airlines’ international network reaches 127.
