For Immediate Release
May 15, 2023
Contact:
Office of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0857
Hartsfield-Jackson Celebrates Ethiopian Airlines Inaugural Addis Ababa-Atlanta Flight
New service begins May 16 (with arrival at ATL on May 17)*
POST-SECURITY EVENT – MEDIA PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Ethiopian Airlines will celebrate the inaugural flight of the new four times weekly service between Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) and ATL. The 315-seat Boeing 787-9 will make a technical stop in Dublin, Ireland (DUB) for refueling before arriving at the Airport.
WHO: Andre Dickens, Mayor, City of Atlanta
Balram “B” Bheodari, General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Mesfin Tasew, CEO, Ethiopian Airlines Group
Elise Durham, Assistant General Manager, MarCommX, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
WHAT: Event celebrating first flight of Ethiopian Airlines service between Atlanta and Addis Ababa
WHEN: 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 17*
(flight is scheduled to arrive at 9:00 a.m. Arrival may be earlier based on technical stop in Dublin; media will be informed of possible changes early in the morning of May 17)
*Flight 518 originates in Addis Ababa on May 16
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Arrivals Level
Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal
2600 Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30354
NOTE TO MEDIA:
Journalists interested in capturing the flight’s arrival and water-cannon salute on the airfield must RSVP with full name and date of birth of each attending member to media@atl.com by noon Monday, May
15. Media must arrive by 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 17 for TSA screening and be in place by 7:45 a.m. in the event of flight’s early arrival. No exceptions.
MEDIA PARKING: Designated media parking is located curbside on the departures (upper) level of the International Terminal.
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