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Monday, August 26, 2013

►► UNITED KINGDOM: Ethiopian Cargo to start weekly ops to East Midlands Airport.

Ethiopian Airlines logo[UPDATE SEPTEMBER 4] Ethiopian Airlines (ET) freight division, Ethiopian Airlines Cargo, will launch a once weekly dedicated cargo flight between Addis Ababa and East Midlands Airport, an airport in the East Midlands of England, effective September 1. Flights operate on board a B757-200F.

ET Cargo's Addis Ababa Network Traffic
According to a press release, the flights will operate on Sundays (Day 7) leaving East Midlands at 0745 and arriving in Addis Ababa at 1800.

ET Cargo also operates to Liege and Luxembourg.

[UPDATE SEPTEMBER 4]  As speculated below, Ethiopian Cargo has confirmed the launch of this flight has now been postponed to the end of this month (September 30) pending an increase in demand for the route.