Eritrean Airlines Adds to Network Following A320 Lease

Posted 20/07/2011

Eritrean Airlines relaunched flights between Asmara and Dubai International last weekend after taking delivery of an Airbus A320 on lease.  The aircraft joins a single Boeing 767 in the carrier’s fleet and has enabled regional flights to once more be offered from the Eritrean capital to destinations in Africa and the Middle East.  The airline is offering four flights every week between Asmara – Dubai with flights continuing on to the Pakistani city of Lahore.

“It’s a significant development for the airline as well as for the thousands of passengers whose travel for business and leisure will now be more comfortable, quicker and economical,” said Arif Uddin Qadri, UAE Country Manager, Eritrean Airlines.  “The resumption of flights to Dubai will further bolster bilateral relations between the two countries and bring immense benefit to the economies.”

The African carrier’s revised schedule will also include services to Cairo, Jeddah, Khartoum and Rome, the latter the airline’s only link to Europe.  These flights will all be operated using the recently acquired A320, which is configured with a ten-seat Business Class cabin alongside 126 Economy seats.  However, the airline’s single 767 is still scheduled to operate a weekly Asmara – Khartoum rotation.

Schedule:

Asmara – Cairo – Rome
B8360 ASM1340 – 1520CAI1620 – 1810FCO 320 36
B8361 FCO1910 – 2300CAI2359 – 0340+1ASM 320 36

Asmara – Dubai – Lahore
B8374 ASM0840 – 1240DXB1340 – 1750LHE 320 x236
B8375 LHE1850 – 2115DXB2215 – 0025+1ASM 320 x236

Asmara – Jeddah
B8330 ASM0440 – 0600JED 320 136
B8331 JED0645 – 0755ASM 320 136

Asmara – Khartoum
B8320 ASM0430 – 0545KRT 767 4
B8320 ASM0850 – 1000KRT 320 6
B8320 ASM2300 – 0015+1KRT 320 2
B8321 KRT0130 – 0245ASM 320 3
B8321 KRT0630 – 0745ASM 767 4
B8321 KRT1100 – 1215ASM 320 6

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