Ethiopian Airlines introduced its codeshare flight with ASKY to South Africa, making it the only non-South African airline on the route between Nigeria and South Africa.
The aircraft for the inaugural flight, when it landed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport was welcomed with water canon salute and received by staff of ASKY and Ethiopian airlines.
The airport community joined in the reception. The flight was operated with an ASKY B737-700 commanded by Captain Dawit Muluneh. It left Lagos for Johannesburg.
The General Manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria, Mrs. Firihiewot Mekonnen, at the inaugural ceremony, told journalists at the airport that ASKY is the operating airline while ET is the marketing airline.
“Nigeria is one of our biggest markets where we bring the best of our aircraft and we always strive to give our best to Nigerians.
“As part of this motive, we found out a lot of Nigerians travel to South Africa so we decided to help improve the connectivity for the passengers.
“We have also availed many promotional fares so we invite Nigerians to use the best deals to Johannesburg,” she said.
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