Ethiopian Airlines to Fly B787 Dreamliner Daily to Johannesburg ahead of Africa Cup of Nations

Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has started serving its Addis-Johannesburg route using its Boeing 787 Dreamliner ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in South Africa.

Passengers traveling to South Africa for the Africa Cup of Nations from Ethiopian extensive destinations in the continent will have the opportunity to enjoy this ultra-modern aircraft starting December 7, 2012. They will enjoy unique features of Ethiopian Dreamliner such as wider leg space, large overhead bins, reduced noise, higher humidity, biggest windows in the sky as well as higher ceiling.

“We are pleased to dedicate our Dreamliner on our Johannesburg route at a time South Africa is hosting the 13th African Cup of Nations. I am sure it will be a good opportunity for sports fans and players to enjoy the ultra-modern and comfortable features of Ethiopian Dreamliner.” said Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian.
Ethiopian inaugurated its first flight to Johannesburg on June 01, 1993. The airline currently has daily flights from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa, with connecting services to cities throughout Middle East and Asia including Tel Aviv, Guangzhou, Riyadh, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Beijing, Dammam, Bombay and Dubai.