For the First Time in Two Decades Domodedovo Airport Will Make a Link Between Russia and Ethiopia

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, August 19, 2012

For the first time in 22 years a direct flight will be performed from Ethiopia to Moscow. Ethiopian Airlines will operate its first cargo flight from Addis Abeba to the capital of Russia. It will be loaded with the beautiful and fragrant cargo - flowers, that are intended to be demonstrated during the "Week of Ethiopian Flowers" exhibition which will be held from 17th to 19th of August at All-Russia Exhibition Center.

Starting from August 2012 Ethiopian Airlines will operate regular cargo flights to Domodedovo twice a week. The main cargo goods, transported from Ethiopia to Russia include flowers, coffee, olives and beans, gold, leather and spices.

- Domodedovo Airport has one of the best cargo terminals. This airport employs cutting edge technologies in handling all categories of cargo; these are reasons why our choice was fated. - said Kasahum Dender, Ambassador of Ethiopia in Russia.

The journalists and bloggers who will visit Domodedovo to depict the first flight by Ethiopian Airlines will be allowed to visit the plane.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport in passenger traffic in Russia. In 2011, the airport served 25,701,610 people, which enabled it to become one of the largest airports in Europe according to the ACI classification. Moscow Domodedovo Airport has been chosen for flights to Moscow by members of the world's leading aviation alliances - Star Alliance, oneworld. Since 2009, Moscow Domodedovo Airport tops the list of the best airports in the Eastern Europe by quality of service, according to an annual survey by the independent research company Skytrax Research (UK).