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On 2 December, Ethiopian Airlines celebrated with a cake ceremony at Addis Ababa Airport the inaugural flight to Doha, which is served via existing Dammam flights using 737-800s.
- Ethiopian Airlines, which saw its traffic growing by 13% in FY13, touched down at Doha (DOH) on 2 December, when it launched operations from its Addis Ababa (ADD) base via Dammam. The 2,480-kilometre sector will be operated thrice-weekly, utilising the Star Alliance member’s 154-seat 737-800s. Ethiopian will face direct competition from Qatar Airways’ thrice-weekly services. Ethiopian flights to Doha will bring the total number of Ethiopian international destinations across five continents to 84, while also marking the 10th Ethiopian destination to the Middle East. Commenting on the route launch, Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO, Ethiopian, said: “We are very pleased to spread our wings to Doha, one of the most vibrant and fastest growing economic hubs in the Middle East. The new flights to Doha will offer better connectivity and more convenient mobility between the State of Qatar and the Continent of Africa.”