Ethiopian Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Johannesburg, South Africa-based Airlink. With the new agreement, customers from South Africa will enjoy seamless connectivity on a single ticket to over 60 African destinations on Ethiopian’s network.
On Thursday (October 14, 2021), Ethiopian Airlines announced the signing on a new interline agreement with South African carrier Airlink. Airlink provides service between smaller, underserved towns and larger hub airports, and with the new agreement, customers from South Africa will enjoy seamless connectivity to over 60 African destinations in the Ethiopian network. Customers can book their tickets on either airline and enjoy convenient reciprocal check-in and baggage handling.
In Thursday’s announcement Ethiopian Airlines Group’s CEO, Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, said,
“In our continuous commitment and endeavor to expand our service beyond our extensive network in Africa, we are happy to enhance our cooperation and add Airlink to our list of growing partners in Africa. As South Africa represents the continent’s largest market and with the significant changes in the region’s industry players, implementation of this interline agreement will create ease of access to those travelling to/from South African regional airports and Ethiopian destinations across five continents.”
Celebrating their 75th year of operations, Ethiopian Airlines is the fastest growing airline in Africa. The carrier commands the largest share of Pan-African passenger and cargo service and operates one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the world. Ethiopian serves over 130 destinations across five continents with a fleet of ultra-modern fuel efficient aircraft including Airbus A350s, Boeing 787-8/9 Dreamliners, Boeing 777-300ERs, Boeing 777-200LRs, Boeing 777-200 Freighters and De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s. The airline’s fleet has an average age of five years and Ethiopian was the first African carrier to operate the previously mentioned aircraft types.
Source: Ethiopian Airlines