Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s best airline and the largest aviation group in Africa, has announced the resumption of thrice weekly passenger flights to Bengaluru, India after two years of cessation of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The resumption of the Bengaluru flights is effective March 27, 2022. The nonstop service between Bengaluru and Addis Ababa is being carried out using B738 aircraft.
The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, Bengaluru is dubbed ‘Silicon Valley of India’ and serves as the center of technology and innovation. Ethiopian’s first flight to Bengaluru was in October 2019.
Commenting on the resumption of services, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, said: “We are glad to have resumed flights to the commercial capital of India and we will be committed in serving our customers with our high quality services. Ethiopian Airlines is a significant player in connecting India and Africa and beyond. The recommencement of flights connects the important ICT hub of Bengaluru to the ever-expanding Ethiopian network in addition to our flights to the Capital New Delhi and Mumbai. The flights will also complement our existing freighter and passenger flight services to other key destinations in India. “The addition of Bengaluru to our network is vital in meeting the demands of the fast-growing air travelers between India and Africa.”
The increasing flight frequencies and number of gateways in India will facilitate trade, investment and tourism to/from the Indian sub-continent. The flights to Bengaluru connects passengers through the airlines global hub in Addis Ababa with short connections and provides the fastest and the shortest connections between Bengaluru in southern India and more than 60 destinations in Africa.
Currently, Ethiopian operates passenger flights to Mumbai and Delhi as well as cargo service to Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.