Ethiopian begins flight services to Barcelona 

Flight  Number	Frequency	Departure Airport	Departure  Time	Arrival Airport	Arrival Time	Fleet
ET  0712	Tue,Thu,Sat, Sun	ADD	23:20	MAD	5:50	ET  788
	Mon,Wed,Fri, Sun	MAD	6:45	BCN	8:05	ET  788
ET  0713	Mon,Wed,Fri,Sun	BCN	20:15	MAD	21:40	ET  788
	Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun	MAD	22:40	ADD	6:30	ET  788

Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr Tewolde Gebre Mariam, said, “We are very happy to spread our wings to Barcelona, which will be our second destination in Spain, after Madrid, and the 13^th city in our European network. The start of this new flight to Barcelona is part of our global route network expansion plan in line with our strategic roadmap, Vision 2025.

“The new flight to Barcelona will provide seamless connectivity options for business people as well as tourists from Barcelona to our extensive African network of 58 destinations via our main hub in Addis Ababa.”

Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 110 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents.

The airline is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with eight business centres: Ethiopian Regional Services; Ethiopian International Services; Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services.

Others include Ethiopian MRO Services; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering; Ethiopian Ground Services and Ethiopian Airports Services. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.