Durban - Ethiopian Airlines is going to be the next international carrier to fly direct to Durban, it was announced this week.
The Addis Ababa to Durban flights would start on December 16, a day before Qatar Airways begins its Doha-Durban schedule.
And on November 5, Turkish Airlines is also due to start its regular service to Durban.
The announcement by Ethiopian Airlines – “Africa’s largest and most profitable airline” – also follows the launch last month of yet another new direct flight to King Shaka International Airport from Lusaka, Zambia, by that country’s domestic airline, Proflight.
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines and Proflight officially launched their new services at the World Routes Development Summit at the ICC last month.
Speculation was that Ethi-opian Airlines was next, but the tourism industry had to wait until Monday for the nod.
Durban will be Ethiopian Airlines’ third South African destination after Johannesburg and Cape Town. There will be three flights a week to Durban.
Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways will each operate four days a week. ProFlight, which began its service during the World Routes Development Summit in Durban, flies in three times a week.
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