Ethiopia's national carrier The Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) said on Friday it will begin flying to the Sudanese town of Juba on Nov. 16, bringing its total destinations in Africa to 29 and to 47 worldwide.

 

The EAL said in a statement that it will fly to Juba on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with the same day of return flights as of Nov. 16.

 

Juba is a river port and the southern terminus of traffic along the White Nile, with highways connecting it to Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

Juba is EAL's second destination in the same country, the statement said, adding that the new flight to Juba is aimed to match the strong demand of its service in Sudan.

 

EAL's new service has been carefully designed to provide business travelers to and from Juba a direct link to Addis Ababa with convenient connections to the rest of Africa, Europe, the Middle East and vice versa, it said.

 

The EAL is a major carrier in Africa. It provides domestic and international air service between Ethiopia and other countries. It has a good safety record and is one of the few profitable African airlines. It also provides training and maintenance to more than a dozen airlines.

 

(Xinhua News Agency October 28, 2006)