- Chidozie Uzoezie
Network Expansion: Ethiopian Airlines Spreads Wings to Bengaluru

Ethiopian Airlines will launch scheduled passenger flights between Addis Ababa and Bengaluru, India with effect from 27th October 2019.
The four weekly direct flights to Bengaluru will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays using a Boeing 737-800NG.
Flight ET 0690 will depart Addis Ababa by 23:00 and arrive Bengaluru by 8:00 local time. Flight ET 069 will depart Bengaluru by 2:30 and arrive Addis Ababa by 6:35 local time.
The addition of Bengaluru to Ethiopian Airlines Indian network will give wider menu of choices to the fast-growing air travellers between India and Africa and beyond.
The increasing flight frequencies and number of gateways in India will facilitate trade, investment and tourism to/from the Indian sub-continent.
The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, Bengaluru is dubbed ‘Silicon Valley of India’ and serves as the center of technology and innovation.
Currently, Ethiopian operates passenger flights to Bombay and Delhi as well as cargo service to Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.