Ethiopian to Launch Flights to Moscow

Addis Ababa October 29/2018 Ethiopia’s national flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will soon launch services to Moscow, Russia as of early December 2018. As of December, Ethiopian will connect Moscow with 59 cities in Africa, with thrice a week flights. It will help to facilitate better trade, investment and tourism relations between the two regions, said a press release sent to ENA. CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam said the flights will provide a better opportunity for Russia and Moscow in advancing trade, investment and tourism. “The air connectivity Ethiopian provides to link Africa and Russia will go a long way towards facilitating and bolstering multifaceted relations between the two regions,” he said. “Our direct flights will also promote Ethiopian and other African Tourist attractions to the Russian tourists. Russia will be the final BRICS country in our ever growing global network,” Tewolde said. Ethiopian, which currently operates 116 international destinations, is undertaking multi-faceted investments to enhance its global presence in line with its Vision 2025.