Ethiopian Airlines Former Employees Association

Ethiopian Continues Expansion with New Service to Bahrain
March 12, 2007 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines will continue its international expansion with new nonstop flights between Addis Ababa and Bahrain, effective 03 June 2007. The new flights will be the only nonstop flights between Addis Ababa and Bahrain, and will save customers three hours in travel time versus existing connections.

The commencement of flights to Bahrain will contribute to the growth of trade and cultural relationship between Ethiopia and Bahrain and will also open the door for investment opportunities in Ethiopia. Furthermore, Ethiopian presence in Bahrain will strengthen the long-standing diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

The new service will also connect Bahrain with 19 destinations throughout Africa via Ethiopian’s world-renowned hub at Addis Ababa. Passengers from Bahrain to Accra, for example, will save six hours over any competitor’s schedules.

With the addition of Bahrain, Ethiopian increases its presence in the Middle East and Gulf, where it is already operates double daily to Dubai, daily to Beirut, thrice weekly to Jeddah and effective May 2007 four times weekly to Sana’a. Ethiopian Airlines links more destinations in Africa to more destinations in the Middle East in the shortest period of time than any other carrier.

The service between Addis Ababa and Bahrain will operate three times weekly. Ethiopian will operate its new state-of-the-art Boeing 737-700 aircraft, offering 16 business class and 102 economy class seats. Passengers traveling from Bahrain with Ethiopian’s convenient schedules will be able to take advantage of immediate connections via Addis Ababa to Accra, Bujumbura, Brazzaville, Dar es Salaam, Douala, Entebbe, Harare, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lome, Luanda, Lusaka, and Nairobi.