Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to over 80 destinations due to Covid-19

Africa’s largest airline says it has put a number of health and safety measures in place to help combat the spread of the virus

SUSPENDED FLIGHTS: Ethiopian Airlines has decided to suspend flights to key destinations due to Covid-19

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES, the continent’s largest airline, has announced it has suspended flights to over 80 destinations due to the impact of COVID-19.

In a statement the airline said that the decision was made in an effort to stop the spread of the virus.

The airline said that local destinations are still operational, but the number of passengers has dropped by approximately  50 percent.

CONTAINMENT STRATEGIES: Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Group Chief Executive Officer

However, cargo flights around the world  will continue and the airlines stressed that these flights would not risk employee’s exposure to COVID 19 infection. 

Health and safety measures

Ethiopian outlined a series of health and safety measures it had put in place to help combat the virus which has adversely impact air travel across the world.

Among others, disinfection of all work areas, strictly adhering to social distancing among employees and all associates of the company, regular measurement of body temperature and instituting a culture of proper hand washing.

“So far, we have consumed more than half a million each (gloves and masks) and we have more than 300,000 each in our stock so that there is no shortage. We have signed a contract with multiple suppliers for a continuous supply of as many as we require,” the statement added.

The airline said it had made deliveries of coronavirus testing kits donated by Chinese billionaire businessman Jack Ma to 51 African countries and some European countries. 

‘Helping save lives’

“We are helping save lives, and this is one of the greatest intrinsic satisfaction in life, for which our brave men and women are proud of,” the statement concluded.

In a separate statement the airline announced it was temporarily closing all its ticket offices in Ethiopia from March 30 and urged customers to use digital options such as its mobile app, website, chatbot, e-mail and social media.

Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Group Chief Executive Officer, said:  “We have been implementing the COVID-19 containment strategies in line with the globally recommended guidelines to protect the safety and wellbeing of our customers and employees.”

He continued: “We have decided to temporary suspend our services at our domestic ticket offices to effectively implement social distancing thereby protect our customers and employees from the risk of infection. We have also waived service charges. Our services will be available in various digital options.”

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15 Comments

  1. | Weini yemane

    Is there a flight tomorrow night to canada

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  2. | Hassan ismail

    Hi, how are u.?
    Iam a customer of ethiopian Airline.
    Please let us at least CARGO FLIGHT to allow to come in our Country Zanzibar.
    We are Loosing our capital.
    We are loosing Customers.
    Help us Zanzibar Cargo to GO DUBAI and CHINA .
    most of african people we dont have Corona Virus .
    Althought Airport to allow Black people to inter CHINA and DUBAI,
    Becouse are very Few have Covid 19.
    Try to help our capital.
    Best Rwgards.
    Hassan zanzibar.

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  3. | Hambal muhydeen

    How valid is return ticket from Lagos Nigeria to Addis Ababa to Jeddah during this cancellation of flight

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  4. | Aryee, J W A

    I have a returned ticket from Johannesburg to ACCRA, Ghana. The flight no, ET0808 was cancelled on March 25, 2020. I want to know when you will resume flying so that I can go back home after GHANA’s boarders are opened. Thanks

    Reply

  5. | Ade

    Ethiopianflight to mumbai

    Reply

  6. | Christopher Obi

    When do you intend to resume flights from Entebbe to Lagos?

    Reply

  7. | Israel

    When Lagos to Dubai flight will resume

    Reply

  8. | Blandine

    When do you intend to resume flights ?
    I’m currently in Singapore need to go home DRC-Congo

    Reply

  9. | Amizero Maurice

    When do you intend to resume flights from Malawi to Rwanda?

    Reply

  10. | Mohit

    When do you intend to resume flights from malabo to mumbai

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  11. | Elvio Bitello

    When are you resuming the flights from São Paulo to Nairobi. Thanks

    Reply

  12. | Ezy

    Pls when do you resume flights from Nigeria to UK .My husband is your customer and he is still stuck in Nigeria .Ezy

    Reply

  13. | Matinga

    When will flights from the UK to Malawi resume?

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  14. | Harish ashok kundap

    when start flight malabo to mumbai .i am u r frequently flyer. when i search
    ethiopian web side for booking i could find flight……malabo to mumbai…plz
    reply me sir….i am waiting for u r favourable reply….

    Reply

  15. | edward kantchowa

    Iam due to fly to Malawi from Heathrow London on 2/08/20 Will this be possible ?

    Reply

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