Roses and champagne have been given to passengers on the first commercial flight between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 20 years. BY TESFANEWS * The first flight in 20 years from Ethiopia to Eritrea landed safely in Asmara on Wednesday, to be greeted by traditional dancers waving flags and flowers, cementing a stunning reconciliation between the […]
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By flydubai, Dubai-based flydubai has announced the addition of Eritrea to its African network. Direct flights between Dubai and the capital city of Asmara will commence on 25 October 2015 with 4 flights a week. The flights will mark the start of the first direct link between Eritrea and the UAE. Asmara is the second […]
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By CapEri, ROME’s Fiumicino airport reopened its main international terminal on Friday after a fire damaged the airport’s Terminal 3 and forced airlines to cancel dozens of flights. EgyptAir and Turkish Airlines flights between Rome and Asmara, Eritrea via Cairo and Istanbul were shortly affected on Wednesday and Thursday as Italy’s busiest airport was shut […]
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By Mail Online, ETHIOPIAN Airlines passengers were forced to endure a frustrating experience when their plane had to divert to Mumbai’s primary airport twice on the same day. Indian media reported that the Boeing 777-300ER first diverted to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport to refuel about eight hours into its flight from southern China to Addis […]
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By Sudan Tribune, THE Eritrean Airlines on Sunday announced launching a new flight services to Sudan’s Red Sea state capital, Port Sudan from Asmara. According to the state-run Eritrean Television (ERITV) the inaugural ceremony was held at the premises of Port Sudan international Airport in the presence of Eritrean minster of Tourism, Askalu Menkorios, Red […]
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By Qatar Airways, QATAR Airways has continued its expansion into Africa with the launch of services to its twelfth new destination this year, the Eritrean capital Asmara. Launched on December 4th, the new route will provide passengers to and from Eritrea with two weekly flights connecting Asmara via Doha to more than 140 destinations around the […]
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By TesfaNews, Today, Qatar Airways starts its maiden Doha-Asmara regular scheduled flights and the plane is expected to touch down Asmara International Airport tarmac at 2130. The twice-weekly flights will be served by an Airbus A320 featuring 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in Economy. The start of regular Doha-Asmara route by Qatar […]
Continue ReadingBy Anna-Aero, WITH the arrival last week of Turkish Airlines services from Istanbul, Asmara International Airport, serving the capital of Eritrea, has arrived on the global aviation scene. It was also confirmed recently that Qatar Airways would be adding Asmara to its route network with twice-weekly direct services from Doha starting in December. Located across the […]
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