United Airlines and the largest airline in Africa have entered into a codeshare agreement effective at the end of the month.
Ethiopian Airlines, which already flies a daily nonstop from Addis Ababa to Washington's Reagan National, is now able to extend its reach in the U.S. while United is able to do the same with connections throughout Africa. Ethiopian actually flies to 83 international destinations across five continents, including 49 cities across Africa.
The new codeshare agreement between the two Star Alliance-member airlines covers the Addis Ababa-Washington, D.C. trunk route. There will be one daily flight from Washington to Addis Ababa departing at 10 a.m., and one flight daily from Addis Ababa to Washington departing at 10 p.m.
In a statement, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said "We are very delighted to start codeshare flights with fellow Star Alliance member United Airlines. This agreement will enable our two carriers to tap into new market opportunities and to continue to be competitive in the fast-growing U.S.-Africa travel market. It will also give a wider choice of connectivity options to our customers traveling between the U.S. and Africa."
"United is pleased to join Ethiopian in providing new codeshare options for our mutual customers traveling between the U.S. and Africa," Jim Compton, United's Vice Chairman and Chief Revenue Officer, said in a release.
With the agreement, Ethiopian gets access to United Airlines and United Express' average of more than 5,200 flights a day to 374 airports across six continents.
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