Ethiopian Airlines Begins Second Daily Flights To Lagos, Ups Weekly Frequencies To 31
Ethiopian Airlines yesterday commenced a second daily flight from Addis Ababa to Lagos, arriving Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos with 114 passengers in Economy and one passenger in Business Class compartment.
Speaking during a reception held at Lagos airport, the Area Manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria, Firiehiwot Mekonnen said the “additional flight brings Ethiopian Airlines frequency in Nigeria to 31 weekly flights from all stations Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Enugu and 14 weekly flights to/from Lagos with early morning, mid-day and evening departures.”
She said “this flight will be departing with a full load of 147 passengers in Economy and 8 in Business Class. The full load shows Nigerians’ love and support for Ethiopian Airlines.
Ethiopian Airlines has been serving Nigeria since independence in 1960, which will mark our uninterrupted and committed operation to Nigeria 65 years in November 2025, and there will be a big celebration to mark this.
We have always been here through thick and thin, through good and bad. Even when other airlines stayed away, we sacrificed to stand side by side with Nigeria, which happened, for example, when Abuja Airport was closed for repairs and it was only Ethiopian Airlines that flew to Kaduna Airport.
Ethiopian Airlines is the first African airline to introduce the first B787 Dreamliner to Africa, the first to fly A350 in Africa and recently the first A350-1000 in Africa specifically to Nigeria as part of our commitment to always give Nigeria the best.
With this flight, Ethiopian Airlines is further dedicating itself to serving Nigerians with more flexibility and affordable flight options.”
Mekonnen further said “with this second daily flight, we can connect all of our 66 African destinations within 12 hours of flight time. There will be no need for layovers as there are instant connections available to Asia, Middle East, India, and Africa & to the rest of 150 global destinations. We expect that our passengers will take advantage of this second frequency and the opportunity it offers to them.”
She said the airline is with this, willing and able to partner and support travel and tourism in Nigeria. “We have also offered to support inbound and outbound tourism in Nigeria. In the coming months, ET will unfold its plan to support tourism in Nigeria with the recent success of Detty December , Carnival Calabar, Ojude Oba, and Durbar Festivals in Nigeria,” she added, expressing gratitude to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development for the opportunity to serve Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for support, stake holders for their partnership, travel agencies, the media, the airport community and ET team all over Nigeria.
