THE
third Airbus (A350 XWB) of the Ethiopian Airlines -- received on the first day
of February this year and immediately named after Erta Ale, a large basaltic
shield volcano located in the Afar Region of North Eastern Ethiopia – has
finally touched down at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) in Northern
Tanzania.
The Ethiopian
Airlines’ Traffic and Sales Manager in Northern Zone of Tanzania, Ms Fitsimt Dejene,
told the Wor’Out Media that the new
aircraft has a configuration of 30 Cloud Nine business class and 313 economy
class seats. Ethiopian was the first African Airline to take delivery of Airbus
A350 XWB in 2016 -- part of the airlines’ continuous fleet modernization
programmes.
It is recalled
that in 2012, the first flight of Ethiopian Dreamliner dubbed ‘The Dream Tour’
went on a sightseeing flight over Mount Kilimanjaro with around 270 invited
guests, consisting of ministers, ambassadors, Ethiopian Sheba Miles gold
members and the media.
The Dreamliner
is a regularly scheduled aircraft for Ethiopian’s daily flight to Kilimanjaro
International airport. Ms Dejene noted that both the B-787 Dreamliner and the
Airbus A-350 are the most technologically advanced airplanes in the world to
date.
“We are highly
delighted that we are one of the very few airlines in the world to own and
operate both airplanes at their early stage in service. Ethiopian Airlines
customers will have the special privilege of experiencing the superior features
and services of both airplanes,” she echoed.
There are
eleven more Airbus aircraft on order, and are environmentally green airplanes,
enabling the company to expand its vast network to new and exciting destinations
like Oslo in Norway, Singapore, Chengdu in China, Jakarta in Indonesia,
Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Antananarivo in Madagascar.
She noted that
on board the game changing aircraft, passengers would experience the latest
high-definition touchscreen personal monitors with more movies, television
series, and audio channels.
“Passengers
will also enjoy the wider seats and larger windows, the lowest twin engine
noise level in the skies and an advanced air conditioning technology. All of
these amenities will enhance comfort and reduce jet-lag after a long flight,”
the officer noted.
The Airbus is
scheduled to operate on the routes of the United Kingdom, Germany and France
that are major tourist source markets for Tanzania; and passengers will have an
overall better travel experience to arrive at Kilimanjaro airport.
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