Come June 1, 2017, Star Alliance members, Ethiopian Airlines and Singapore Airlines will expand their codeshare agreement offering customers traveling between Africa and Asia seamless connectivity options.
Ethiopian Airlines’ daily non-stop services to Singapore from Addis Ababa, due to be launched in June 2017, will be covered by the expanded codeshare agreement.
Under the expanded agreement, Ethiopian Airlines customers will be able to access multiple destinations in Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam across Singapore Airlines’ wide network.
In turn, Singapore Airlines customers will enjoy access to Ethiopian Airlines’ vast intra-African network including countries like Nigeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote D’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, The Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Speaking on the development, the Acting Vice President, Strategic Planning and Alliances, Ethiopian, Mr Grimaldi Shiferaw said “I wish to thank Singapore Airlines for the successful completion of this vital agreement. The two airlines will synergise their respective networks in Asia and Africa to offer customers the best connectivity options with one ticket and one single check-in at the first boarding airport.”