Ethiopian Airlines will increase capacity to Antananarivo with additional flights to the Indian Ocean Island of Madagascar.
The African airline will offer 17 flights per week between its Addis Ababa hub and Antananarivo in Madagascar.
This represents an increase of seven flights per week. The additional services will commence from June.
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES MADAGASCAR FLIGHTS
The airline resumed services to the Indian Ocean island nation in April 2022, with five weekly flights on the Antananarivo Addis Ababa route.
Then, in July last year, Ethiopian Airlines doubled frequencies to the Malagasy capital, Antananarivo, operating ten flights a week.
Ethiopian also offers connections between Addis Ababa and Nosy-Be.
The coastal destination is a favourite for tourists, especially during peak holiday seasons.
That said, Ethiopian only offers seasonal flights to Nosy-Be.
Ethiopian Airlines’ additional flights are set to bring even more visitors to the Vanilla Island, which is eager to scale up its tourism offering.
GROWING MADAGASCAR TOURISM
Madagascar’s tourism offerings appear to be gaining popularity in recent times. Hence the need for increased airline connectivity.
And, Ethiopian Airlines is not the only carrier seeking to offer its services to Madagascar.
Emirates Airlines launched flights between Dubai and the island last year. This service is operated as a tag-on flight to Emirates’ Seychelles service.
However, Emirates too will increase its services to Antananarivo.
The Dubai-based carrier will offer six flights a week, from 2 April this year. Again, these services will be operated as tag-on flights to the existing Seychelles route.
Madagascar’s Minister of Transports and Meteorology, H.E Manambahoaka Valéry Ramonjavelo, said, “Our agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Madagascar opens the way to this new Antananarivo-Dubai route and represents a significant step forward for the development of tourism and trade between the two countries.”
Tourism is a key pillar in Madagascar’s economy, creating thousands of employment opportunities that support the country’s goal to serve one million tourists by 2028.Â
Madagascar is a unique destination with many interesting offerings, that are quite unlike any other.
