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By David Mugabe - East African Business Week
08 February 2007
KAMPALA – Ethiopian Airlines now flies daily from Entebbe to Bujumbura.
This is the latest in the airlines expansion drive as it continues to conquer Africa. The new route has not yet been extensively promoted and marketed, but the airline management is planning to launch a huge commercial drive soon.
“This is a great opportunity in welcoming Burundi into the East African market. If a passenger wants to have a bigger capacity aircraft, one which is more comfortable and spacious, then choose Ethiopian,” said Ms Regassa Emerjachew, the Ethiopian area manager-Uganda. Burundi and Rwanda were recently admitted into the East African Community pushing the region’s market population to about 100 million people.
Departure time from Entebbe is 12:00pm local time arriving in Bujumbura at 12:45pm local Burundi time. Departure from Bujumbura is 15:45pm arriving at Entebbe at 17:45pm. Ethiopian will fly the 737 Boeing aircraft which is the latest version of the Boeing 737.