Ethiopian Airlines to Launch Flights to Narita, Tokyo

Ethiopian Airlines is to launch flights to Tokyo Narita International Airport on 20 April 2015, in codeshare partnership with fellow Star Alliance member, All Nippon Airways.

The thrice weekly flight will be operated through Hong Kong with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group, Ato Tewolde Gebremariam, said, "Our flights to Narita will give our customers the best possible connectivity options and will be critical role in enabling greater people-to-people, investment, trade and tourism ties between a rising Africa, the second fastest growing region in the world, and a highly industrialized Japan, the third largest economy in the world."

Ethiopian currently operates one of the youngest fleets in Africa with an average aircraft age of less than 7 years. It serves 84 international destinations across 5 continents with over 200 daily departures.