Ethiopian Begins ex-Hainan Airlines 787-8 Service From mid-Dec 2025

Published at 0700PST / 1500GMT 19DEC25

Ethiopian Airlines earlier this week launched 213-seater Boeing 787-8 operations, previously operated by Hainan Airlines. The configuration C36Y177 now mainly serves Addis Ababa – Delhi route, as ET688/687, although not on daily basis. Between 15DEC25 and 20JAN26, other routes to see the 213-seater aircraft operating, includes selected one-tine operation, features:

Addis Ababa – Cairo
Addis Ababa – Brazzaville – Pointe Noire – Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa – Delhi ET686/689
Addis Ababa – Dhaka – Hanoi
Addis Ababa – Dubai
Addis Ababa – Entebbe
Addis Ababa – Lubumbashi
Addis Ababa – Maputo
Addis Ababa – Victoria Falls – Gaborone – Addis Ababa