The first flight took off on April 2 and will be operational every Sunday on the Addis Ababa-Lagos-Malpensa-Liège-Addis Ababa route with arrival in Malpensa at 12.30 and departure at 14.30. Ethiopian Airlines is already present at Malpensa with five passenger flights and this new cargo connection represents a further investment by the airline which will guarantee an optimal service for import / export freight traffic throughout the African continent.