JOHANNESBURG - Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, has announced that it will be resuming service to Dubai further to the ending of the lockdown and its opening for leisure travellers as of July 8. In March, Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to 30 countries in an attempt to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a statement on Thursday, the airline said Djibouti had also announced that it was ending its lockdown on July 17 and therefore Ethiopian Airlines would resume its normal service to Djibouti that same day. "These resumptions will bring the total number of destinations to be served by Ethiopian with enhanced safety measures to 40. As countries continue to open up their airports for passenger arrival, Ethiopian will announce a list of these destinations in due course," Ethiopian Airlines said.

Source: Ethiopian News July 09, 2020 15:22 UTC