Ethiopian Airlines to launch new flight to Juba in mid-November

Addis Ababa -- - Ethiopian Airlines disclosed that it will begin flying to the Sudanese town of Juba effective November 16, 2006,bringing its total destinations in Africa to 29.

According to a press release sent today, the airline will make three flights in a week with same day return to Juba. Juba is a river port and the southern terminus of traffic along the White Nile,with highways connecting it to Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo,it stated. Ethiopian’s new service has been carefully designed to provide business travelers to and from Juba a direct link to Addis Ababa with convenient connections to the rest of Africa,Europe,the Middle East and vice versa,the press release elaborated. The new flight to Juba brings Ethiopia’s total destinations in Africa to 29 and to 47 worldwide,it was learnt. AND / (WIC)