Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has changed the ultra-long haul route from Los Angeles to Addis Ababa to transit through Lome, Togo as of December 17, 2018. The airline has been flying to Los Angeles since 2015 with a stop previously in Dublin, Ireland.
The new route will be the only and first of its kind to connect the West Coast of the USA with West Africa with a nonstop flight. Ethiopian’s Lome hub will offer Los Angeles passengers convenient access to cities in Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, and points throughout Africa.
The new route to from LAX to ADD via LFW will depart Los Angeles on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:35pm and arrive in Addis Ababa at 5:40am the next day. The return flight departs Addis Ababa on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8:20am and arrives in Los Angeles at 7:35pm.
Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines said, “We are delighted to launch yet another long-haul direct flight which takes passengers’ experience to a new level by availing connectivity between West Africa and the West Coast of the USA. Onboard our flights on the new route, passengers will as always enjoy our premium, award winning services on the most technologically advanced B-787 Dreamliner aircraft. In line with our growth roadmap, Vision 2025, we will keep expanding our vast international network, and create better air connectivity options within Africa as well as between Africa and the rest of the world.”
Dublin will remain part of the airline’s network with a new route planned from Dublin to Addis Ababa via Madrid starting December 16, 2018.
Africa’s leading carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has been expanding its international destinations which have now reached more than 116. Manchester, Moscow, Istanbul and Mogadishu are just some of the new destinations the airline is set to launch soon.
