At a colorful ceremony graced by the presence of H.E. Mrs Susanna Moorehead, Ambassador of the UK to Ethiopia, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, dignitaries and invited guests, the carrier inaugurated flights to Manchester, its second destination in the UK next to London. The four weekly flight to Manchester will be operated by the ultra-modern B787 Dreamliner.
Govoreći na nastupnom događaju, NJ.E. gđa Susanna Moorehead, veleposlanica Velike Britanije u Etiopiji, istaknula je: „O Ethiopian Airlinesu bih razmišljala kao o simbolu Etiopije. To je globalno; raste; povezivanje ljudi; izuzetno je profesionalan, moderan; usmjeren prema naprijed, mlad je i dinamičan je. Imam tu sreću da sam britanski veleposlanik u Etiopiji. Inauguracijski let za Manchester snažan je simbol dubine i širine odnosa između Etiopije i Velike Britanije. "
Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam on his part said, “It’s a pleasure to be here this evening with you to celebrate an important milestone in our history, the opening of a second city in the UK, Manchester. We’ve been flying to London since 1973, more than 46 years, so we are not new to the UK market. But we are very happy to expand our services closer to the customer in Manchester now. Today we can travel the customer conveniently to 60 destinations in Africa with an immediate connection in our hub here in Addis… The connectivity we are establishing between Europe and Africa is facilitating trade investment, tourism and people-to-people ties.”
Tijekom godina Etiopljanin je otvarao nove rute, uključujući i Europu, koju trenutno opslužuje s 51 letom tjedno. Zrakoplovna tvrtka završava pripreme za početak usluga prema drugim europskim zemljama, uključujući Moskvu.
