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Ethiopian Dream Tour to visit London and Frankfurt

13 Aug 2012 by BusinessTraveller

Ethiopian Airlines will take delivery of its first Boeing Dreamliner later this week, with the aircraft initially rotating on flights within Africa, as well as international routes including Dubai, London and Frankfurt.

The carrier is set to officially unveil its B787 aircraft in a ceremony at Boeing's Seattle factory tomorrow (August 14), before flying the Dreamliner to Washington, and then on to Addis Ababa, arriving on Friday August 17.

Ethiopian Airlines says it will then operate a special VIP sightseeing flight with the Dreamliner to Mount Kilimanjaro on Saturday August 18, before putting the aircraft into service from August 19.

The B787 will initially rotate on African destinations including Kilimanjaro, Mombassa, Harare, Lusaka, Nairobi, Entebbe, Lagos, Johannesburg, Abuja, Malabo, Douala, Lomé, Accra, Maputo and Luanda, as well as international destinations including Dubai, Mumbai, Rome, London and Frankfurt.

Once the carrier’s second Dreamliner is delivered, the aircraft will then operate “on an assigned scheduled route, which will be announced in near future”.

Ethiopian Airlines has a total of ten B787s on order, configured with 246 economy and 24 Cloud Nine business class seats.

The airline joined Star Alliance in December last year, and serves European cities including Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Rome and Stockholm.

For more information visit flyethiopian.com, and for our comprehensive guide to the Dreamliner, with details and images of current and forthcoming B787 operators, click here.

Report by Mark Caswell

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