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Why did Ethiopian Airlines stop flying here?

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  • 18-08-2020 1:17am
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    mr_fegelien
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    Last time I went to LAX in 2017, the cheapest option was Ethiopian. It was about €400 from ADD - DUB - LAX. Now. They've removed it and it's more expensive.

    Can someone explain why?


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    smellyoldboot
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    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    Last time I went to LAX in 2017, the cheapest option was Ethiopian. It was about €400 from ADD - DUB - LAX. Now. They've removed it and it's more expensive.

    Can someone explain why?

    Things are bad when the Ethiopians won't even come here


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    poisonated
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    I suspect it’s due to lack of demand. Is that too obvious haha. Plus Aer lingus now fly direct to Los Angeles. On a side note if you want to fly there in October, return flights are going for about 270 euro(not that it would be a good time to be in America)


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    EchoIndia
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    With the assistance of Google I discovered that Ethiopian discontinued its service to Los Angeles:

    Mod Note: Link behind paywall if adblocked

    https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2019/01/30/ethiopian-airlines-to-end-service-at-lax-adds.html


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    Tenger
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    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    Last time I went to LAX in 2017, the cheapest option was Ethiopian. It was about €400 from ADD - DUB - LAX. Now. They've removed it and it's more expensive.

    Can someone explain why?
    3 years is a long time in aviation.

    Ethiopian were using Dublin as a fuel stop and picking up some passenger (they also had a fuel only stop for 2 other routes) About 18 months ago they changed their fuel stop to a West African location, thus cutting out the DUB-LAX route.


    Global air travel has seen a 90% drop in the last 5 months. Many airlines have cut routes and reduced frequency. Chances are any offers/options you had in 2017 will be quite different today or in the coming months.


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    EchoIndia
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    Ethiopian still transit Dublin westbound only on services to Washington, Chicago and Toronto. These are tech-stops only, for fuel and crew change.


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    Tenger
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    EchoIndia wrote: »
    Ethiopian still transit Dublin westbound only on services to Washington, Chicago and Toronto. These are tech-stops only, for fuel and crew change.

    Didn’t recall that there were 3. I could only remember Washington and 1 other.


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