Ethiopian Airlines Announces New Flight to Denmark

Ethiopian Airlines, the flag carrier of Ethiopia and the leading carrier of Africa, will be launching a new passenger flight to Copenhagen, Denmark. This new flight will be operated from May 22, 2023, five times a week except for Tuesdays and Sundays.

Mr. Mesfin Tasew, the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said regarding this new addition, “We are glad to open a new route to Copenhagen, Denmark which will be our 21st destination in Europe. With the launch of the flight, Copenhagen will become a crucial gateway for Ethiopian Airlines in northern Europe and southern Scandinavia. Thanks to the wide network of Ethiopian Airlines across Africa, the new flight will enhance the air connectivity between Europe and Africa thereby facilitating trade, tourism, and diplomatic relations of the two regions.”

Thomas Woldbye, the CEO of Copenhagen Airport, said, “It has for a long time been our desire to improve the connection between Copenhagen and Africa. Therefore, it is really good news, that Ethiopian Airlines, who for the last 5 years have been awarded as the best airline in Africa, now will start flying to Copenhagen. The airport in Addis Ababa has grown to become one of Africa’s most important HUBs, with onward connections to more than 60 different cities in Africa, thus this new route will be an amazing gateway to the whole continent for Copenhagen.”

He further mentioned the new opportunities created for Danish Businesses thanks to this direct route. This case will especially be true for the pharma industry due to the ultra-modern facilities and pharma wing of Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services.

Though Ethiopian airlines have been operating flights since 1946, it first started serving Copenhagen in November 1999 which was suspended about four years later.

Ethiopian Airlines will be deploying Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which can accommodate 315 passengers, on this new route.