Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi

Ethiopian Airlines says it has commenced the refurbishment of its Boeing 767-300 ER fleet availed for service on its India, Middle East and Africa destinations.

The airline said the airplane had been fitted with brand new full flat-bed seats in Cloud Nine, modern IFE with high resolution 17 inches screen and in-seat power outlets (in-flight entertainment), lighting and other modern cabin products.

It added that customers in the main cabin would enjoy new seats, multiple channels of in-flight audio and video entertainments accessible with their own mobile devices.

The Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Group, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, was quoted to have said in a statement by the airline, “As a customer focussed and market driven airline, we are always committed to avail unmatched travel experience for our customers. We have invested more than $6m to retrofit our B-767-300 ER fleet, which will surely provide more choice and greater comfort to our customers.

“By December 2017, all our B767 fleet will be fitted with flat-bed seats in Cloud Nine with access to a range of video programming available for wireless streaming in all cabins. I would like to congratulate our engineering and maintenance team at Ethiopian MRO on the achievement and wish to promise our customers that we shall always strive to ensure their comfort every time they fly with us.”

He said the airline had currently deployed 92 of the youngest and most modern fleet, with plans to receive 19 units of A350-900s, four B787-900s and five Q400s.

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