Ethiopian Airlines and Air Côte d’Ivoire had signed a codeshare agreement on May 9, 2018. This agreement contained the terms of the joint operation of direct routes between Côte d’Ivoire and the United States.
But the Abidjan-New York route operated with the famous Dreamliner was quickly suspended in the early hours of the health crisis.
Ethiopian Airlines to resume direct flights between Abidjan and New York
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest networked carrier in Africa, announces the resumption of its direct flights between Abidjan and John F. Kennedy Airport in New York from May 29, 2023. Ethiopian has started serving New York from its hub main Addis Ababa via Abidjan in June. 2019. However, the itinerary was suspended in March 2020 due to COVID-19. Later, the flight resumed serving New York via Lomé from October 2020.
The four weekly flights will be operated between Addis Ababa and New York via Abidjan.
Regarding the resumption of the flight, the Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, said, “We are delighted to resume our direct flight between Abidjan and New York. We have long provided flights with the best connectivity between the United States and Africa. The resumption of our Abidjan–New York flight brings back the flexibility that our passengers love. We have increased frequencies and added new destinations in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia over the past two months and are delighted to have the Abidjan-New York route back.
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