Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines Launches Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flights To Zürich
The ultra-modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used for the inaugural Addis Ababa to Zürich flight
The largest airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines, is pleased to announce that it will begin offering three times weekly flights to Zürich as part of its expanding global network. The ultra-modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used for the inaugural Addis Ababa to Zürich flight, which will depart on October 31, 2022.
As the airline’s 19th entry point into Europe, Zürich will be its second destination in Switzerland after Geneva. A number of international organizations, including FIFA, the governing body of football, have their global headquarters in this city, which serves as Switzerland’s financial and industrial hub.
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew commented on the introduction of the new flight by saying, “We are glad to open a new route connecting the financial centre of Switzerland, Zürich, with more than 130 destinations of Ethiopian Airlines via Africa’s political capital, Addis Ababa.
By adding this new flight, we will be able to better connect Ethiopia with Switzerland and with the rest of Europe. Along with improving relations between Ethiopia and Switzerland and between Africa and Europe, the new service will also facilitate socioeconomic and diplomatic ties.
Ethiopian Airlines currently operates three weekly flights to Geneva, and by the end of October, that number will rise to four. Ethiopian Airlines will offer seven additional flights per week to Switzerland once its services to Zürich are launched.
Airlines
First Look: IndiGo Takes Delivery of A321neo with New Business Class
India’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo (6E), celebrated its 18th anniversary in August 2024 by announcing a major upgrade: a new Business Class product called “IndiGo Stretch.”
Now, the airline has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft fitted with these premium seats. Registered as VT-ICF, this first A321neo with the new configuration took off from Hamburg (XFW) at 6:06 PM local time, operating flight 6E9001.
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The launch route for IndiGo’s A321neo with IndiGo Stretch seats will be from Delhi to Mumbai, starting November 14, 2024. After this initial route, the airline plans to expand the offering across its network.
Airbus completed the final assembly of this special aircraft in Hamburg, where the A321neo Final Assembly Line is located. Enthusiastic planespotters got a sneak peek of the new IndiGo Stretch interior before the aircraft’s official delivery to India.
Tobias Gudat, a planespotter on X.com, captured images of the aircraft, still marked with its test registration, showcasing its fresh Business Class interior.
Adding a distinctive touch, each IndiGo aircraft featuring the Stretch product will have the slogan “IndiGo Means Business” displayed on the fuselage, signaling a new era of premium travel for the airline.
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IndiGo took delivery of the A321neo with the Stretch seats on October 30, 2024, coinciding with Airbus’s delivery of the world’s first A321XLR to Iberia.
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