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Ethiopian Airlines Offering Free Tickets to Africa
Traditionally speaking, flights to Africa can be amongst the most expensive you'll find, and there are seldom deals to be found when flying there. But right now, Ethiopian Airlines is running a "buy 1, get 1 free" promotion that makes it more affordable than ever to make the trip.The promotion is good from February 1st through March 31st of this year, with flights to 32 cities available. Simply book a ticket before the 30th of March, and you receive one companion fare for free. The only restriction, other than the dates of the promotion, is that your stay can not be longer than 21 days, and you must travel by the end of March.
The airline offers service to most of the major airports in Africa, including flights to Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa. Combining this promotion with some of the other travel deals that are currently available could make for a low cost safari or other vacation to any number of amazing places. Grab your tickets while you can!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
stew Feb 4th 2009 2:33PM
buy one, get one free to ethiopia??? wow!!! now i can personally go and get my check they keep sending me e-mails about.
Kraig Feb 4th 2009 2:45PM
Well, the tickets are actually to a number of places in Africa. But Ethiopia is a pretty great destination if you're into unique travel opportunities.
Bob Feb 4th 2009 2:50PM
One way I hope!
Michelle Feb 4th 2009 3:37PM
Bob,
You do know that Africa is a continent and not a country, right? Just wanted to make sure...
Also, the scam artists you are talking about are from Nigeria. Not Ethiopia. They are about as similar as Italy is to England.
Anyway, Kraig, South Africa sounds like a good deal. They go there too.
Kraig Feb 4th 2009 3:38PM
Yep! South Africa is an amazing deal, and a possible destination for me this year. I may just take advantage of this deal!
Bill Feb 4th 2009 3:43PM
WOW what a deal i`ve always wanted to go to africa !!!!!!!! NOT !!!!!!
ashleyislegend Feb 4th 2009 4:05PM
I would want to go there! Have you seen that movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy"? There's that scene where the dude goes to throw the coke bottle off the edge of the earth and the waterfall there is beautiful. I want to see that, plus I've always wanted to go there and go to the poorer countries to build a few orphanages with proper supplies like cribs, diapers, toys, baby wipes, books, clothes, and baby formula. This seems like the golden ticket for people like me. I wish they could have done this in two years when I can go.
chrisopher Feb 4th 2009 3:55PM
wow, and I always wanted to go to alab...!!!!NOT!!!!!
Terry Feb 4th 2009 4:10PM
Does anyone remember the old TWILIGHT ZONE series which was titled "To Serve Man"? The Etheopians want to have you and a friend there for dinner....litherally!!! You think?
Shaneeka Feb 4th 2009 5:10PM
Ha Ha! One should learn to spell before making jokes and misspelling a word in the title of the article.
kartotso Feb 4th 2009 5:10PM
Wow!...this is great ..I might just go to Ethiopia and
live there. Their economy should even be better and
have lesser economic woes! All I need now is a companion to use the "free" ticket!!
Michelle Feb 4th 2009 5:10PM
Wow...
The jokes make you look really ignorant...
nick Feb 4th 2009 5:53PM
Good comment Michelle, but please give the guys a break.
roscoe Feb 4th 2009 5:10PM
Excellent airline! Have flown them several times. Good service and exceptional pilots!
hijackeronjet Feb 4th 2009 5:25PM
those african airlines are the most dangerous in the world, how about a free fall?
quita Feb 4th 2009 7:26PM
South African Airways has an excellent reputation in the airline industry. I have flown them to South Africa and they've been some of the best, if not the best, flights I've taken.
Dawn Feb 4th 2009 7:18PM
Americans can really be so completely ignorant sometimes. Africa has some beautiful places to visit. My brother recently went to Ethiopia and sent back pictures - it was lovely! He said he was well received by the locals and never felt threatened. If people would just open their eyes to new experiences and embrace them, the world would be a better place.
Elaine Feb 4th 2009 7:52PM
So, about how much does a ticket cost?
Kraig Feb 4th 2009 8:19PM
The price varies depending on where you are going, but I priced out a ticket to Entebbe, Uganda yesterday and it came to roughly $1375. Share that with your companion, and you're getting a flight to Africa for less than $700 each. That's an amazing bargain.
Desiree Feb 4th 2009 8:13PM
Funny...I bet if an airline was offering 2-for-1 tickets to Europe, there would be more ooohs and ahhs and a line around the corner rather than these crass jokes. Americans are losers!