Ethiopian Airlines will launch four weekly flights to Kano, Nigeria, from May 24, 2014.
The flights to Kano will be Ethiopian fourth destination in Nigeria, in addition to Lagos, Abuja and Enugu, and will be operated as per the following schedule.
With the start of operations to Kano, Ethiopian will be offering 20 weekly flights to and from four cities in Nigeria, availing seamless and convenient connectivity options for the Nigerian traveling public to the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas. In particular, passengers from Northern Nigerian will be able to enjoy best possible connections, with minimum layover in Addis Ababa, to extensive Ethiopian network covering such destinations as Jeddah, Dubai, Cairo, Khartoum, Beirut, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Riyadh and Mumbai.
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam, said "We are very pleased to reinstate our flights to Kano, which will greatly benefit the travelling public of Northern Nigeria. Ethiopian has an unwavering and proven commitment to the Nigerian travelling public. For close to 55 years, we have been providing reliable and world class service to Nigeria, long before any other foreign airline. As a truly indigenous Pan-African carrier, we consider our flights to Nigeria and elsewhere in our great continent as part our responsibility to contribute to the development of Africa and to serve as a critically essential vehicle for the flow of investment, trade, tourism, and job creation. We thank the brotherly People and the Government of Nigeria for their continued support to our operations and reaffirm our commitment to continuously enhance our service for the benefit of the Nigerian travelling public.