►► ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian announces operational changes to Italy, France, Belgium effective June 2013.

[UPDATE 10 APRIL] Ethiopian Airlines (ET), from 20 June 2013, is adjusting its planned European operations, which will see changes to its Italy, France and Belgium operations.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET)

- Effective until 19 June 2013

• ET702/703 Addis Ababa – Rome – Milan Malpensa 1 Daily 757
• ET704/705 Addis Ababa – Paris CDG – Brussels 6 weekly 767-300ER

Brussels Operations

- Effective 20 June 2013
- Brussels service reduced from 6 to 5 weekly. 3 of 5 weekly service operates with Boeing 757 via Rome (ET722/723) instead of Paris CDG (ET704/705)

• ET722 ADD0030 – 0550FCO0650 – 0900BRU 757 467
• ET723 BRU2030 – 2240FCO2350 – 0700+1ADD 757 467

• ET704 ADD2355 – 0645+1CDG0745+1 – 0845+1BRU 763 14
• ET705 BRU2000 – 2105CDG2205 – 0620+1ADD 763 25

Milan Malpensa Operations

- Effective 20 June 2013

- Service reduced from daily to 4 weekly. Boeing 757 operates via Rome

• ET702 ADD0005 – 0505FCO0605 – 0720MXP 757 x467
• ET703 MXP2045 – 2205FCO2305 – 0600+1ADD 757 x467

Rome Operations

- Effective 20 June 2013, Northbound service increases from 8 to 11 weekly, southbound increases from 7 to 10 weekly

Paris CDG Operations

- Effective 20 June 2013 Overall service reduced from 6 to 5 weekly. 3 of 5 weekly operates as terminator flight

• ET704 ADD2355 – 0630+1CDG 763 356
• ET705 CDG2235 – 0645+1ADD 763 467

Source [AirlineRoute]

[UPDATE 10 APRIL] AirlineRoute writes that as per the 10APR13 GDS timetable and inventory display, Ethiopian Airlines has reversed the above planned service changes to Europe (Brussels, Milan, Paris and Rome), originally due to start from 20JUN13. Latest service revision as follow.

Addis Ababa – Paris CDG – Brussels
- ET will continue to operate this route on/after 19JUN13. Service reduce from 6 to 5 weekly from 17JUN13 to 30JUN13 and from 03SEP13.

• ET704 ADD2355 – 0645+1CDG0745+1 – 0845+1BRU 763 13456
• ET705 BRU2000 – 2105CDG2205 – 0620+1ADD 763 24567

Service operates on Days 134567/124567 from 01JUL13 to 02SEP13

ET previously planned to reduce Brussels service to 5 weekly (3 weekly via Rome as ET722/723 and 2 weekly via Paris as ET704/705).

Addis Ababa – Rome – Milan Malpensa
- ET continues to maintain daily service. Previously it planned to reduce from daily to 5 weekly

• ET702 ADD0030 – 0550FCO0650 – 0810MXP 757 D
• ET703 MXP2115 – 2240FCO2340 – 0640+1ADD 757 D

Service operated by Boeing 767 instead of 757 on selected days. Previously planned overall service increase to Rome (Northbound from 8 to 11 weekly, Southbound from 7 to 10 weekly), has been cancelled