Washington, D.C
Ethiopian Airlines Launches Washington, DC-Lomé Route
DALLAS – Ethiopian Airways (ET) has begun nonstop flights from Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD) to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW), Togo.
With immediately’s inaugural flight, the brand new 3-x-weekly service between IAD and LFW is ready to assist hyperlink Ethiopian’s community of US passengers all through Africa. The schedule is as follows:
- Flight ET0516 departs from Addis Ababa Bole Worldwide Airport (ADD) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 8:50 and arrives at LFW at 11:20, taking off at 12:35 and arriving at IAD at 19:20, all native occasions.
- Flight ET0517 departs from IAD on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 21:15 and arrives at LFW at 11:15+1, taking off at 12:55+1 and arriving at ADD at 21:20+1, all native occasions.
Ethiopian has 4 passenger routes to the US, all working outbound through Dublin or Lomé to Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport (ORD), Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport (EWR), and John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK).
Ethiopian companies 21 weekly departures to Africa from the US on a month-to-month foundation, greater than every other airline. A member of Star Alliance, ET at present operates greater than 128 of the youngest and most fashionable plane, with service to 62 cities in Africa and greater than 127 worldwide passenger and cargo locations throughout 5 continents.
Feedback from Airline, Airport Officers
“As passenger demand recovers, we’re thrilled to supply this new route from our nation’s capital to West Africa,” stated Samson Arega, USA Regional Director at Ethiopian. “This direct flight is an attestation to the dedication that we have now for our valued American passengers, to conveniently join and supply hassle-free air companies, as a part of strategic market enlargement within the U.S.”
“Right now commemorates an necessary milestone in our seventeen-year historical past with our companions at Ethiopian Airways.,” stated Paul Bobson, Vice President, Airline Enterprise Growth at The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA).
“The inaugural flight to Lomé, Togo – well-known for the friendliness of its individuals and the fantastic thing about its countryside – represents the 40th international capital metropolis served by Washington Dulles Worldwide Airport. This new route enhances Ethiopian’s current every day service to Addis Ababa from Dulles. As the one North American market with every day service on Ethiopian, we’re thrilled to supply this new continuous alternative to the Gulf of Guinea and factors past in all continental Africa to our native capital area neighborhood.”
Featured picture: Ethiopian Airways ET-ASG Boeing 787-8 KIAH. Picture: Brad Tisdel/Airways