25 June, 2007
The Ethiopian Airlines, the country's national airliner, on Sunday launched a new flight to Bahrain, which will operates four times a week, according to the management.
This will bring the number of the airlines' destinations to 50, said Genet Berhe, the company's head of information and sales promotion section.
It will also enhance the company's presence in the Middle East and Gulf, where it is already operating double daily to Dubai, daily to Beirut, thrice weekly to Jeddah and four times weekly to Sana'a, said the airlines.
Genet said the air route will contribute a lot in connecting African and the Middle East countries and thereby increase the number of tourists coming to visit Ethiopia.
Source: Xinhua