PRESS RELEASE

DC Radio Listeners Can Enter to Win an African Safari
Courtesy of Ethiopian Airlines and African Travel

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 4, 2011 – Radio listeners in the greater Washington metropolitan area can tune in to Majic 102.3 FM and visit the radio station’s website at http://www.mymajicdc.com to enter to win an African safari for two through the end of February. Listeners will hear interesting facts about travel to Africa, and will be able to enter a sweepstakes featuring an African safari, by African Travel.

The lucky winners will fly on Ethiopian Airlines nonstop to Addis Ababa, the airline’s home base, and then on to South Africa for a visit to marvelous Cape Town and then on to a wild animal safari on a private game reserve.

Ethiopian Airlines partnered with Radio One, Majic 102.3 WMMJ – the top-rated Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in the Washington, D.C. market – to launch this radio promotion. The promotion comes on the heels of Ethiopian Airlines’ recent delivery of new Boeing 777 LR aircraft, which have the longest range of any commercial aircraft. The new aircraft save passengers nearly three hours in non-stop service from Washington Dulles International Airport to Africa to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. From Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Airlines provides connections to South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, among many other destinations throughout Africa. Ethiopian Airlines has been serving the D.C. market for more than a decade and is celebrating the arrival of the new aircraft with special fares and vacation packages with tour operator partners such as African Travel.

African Travel, long known as one of the top U.S. tour operators to Africa, is the African expert. They feature escorted groups and individual trips to many countries throughout Africa, and are well known for their deluxe vacations. The sweepstakes prize-winners will stay in fabulous hotels and have access to private guides and sightseeing during the trip.

About Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest and fastest growing airlines in Africa, made its maiden flight to Cairo in 1946. With the recent addition of flight services to Pointe Noire, Ethiopian provides dependable services to 38 cities in Africa and a total of 59 international destinations spanning throughout four continents. Ethiopian won the NEPAD Transport Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2009 on November 25, 2009 and "Airline of the Year" award from the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) on November 24, 2009, bringing the total Awards honored since January 2009 to five. In August 2008, Ethiopian won "the 2008 Corporate Achievement Award" of Aviation & Allied Business for setting the pace towards the development and growth of the African aviation industry. Ethiopian is also the first African carrier to win the 2008 Brussels Airport Company Award in recognition of its distinguished long haul operations witnessed through the introduction of new routes, new products, and close cooperation with Brussels Airport in marketing activities.

For further information please contact:
Ethiopian Airlines Press Office (U.S.)
Mr. John Riggin, Partner Concepts LLC
Phone 410 224 7688
Fax 410 224 1499
Email john@partnerconcepts.com