Ethiopian Airlines is to boost the frequency of its flights between Addis Ababa and Toronto to daily from April 1.
Currently, the airline operates five direct flights a week on the route.
The outward flight will include a technical stop in Rome-Fiumicino for refuelling. Flight ET552 will depart from Addis Ababa at 22:35, arriving in Toronto at 08:20 the following day. The return flight, ET553, will be non-stop, departing Toronto at 11:00 and landing in Addis Ababa at 07:00.
An Airbus A350 aircraft will be deployed on the route.
Ethiopian Airlines Group is the world's fastest-growing airline brand and the largest on the African continent. With a successful 78 years of operations, Ethiopian has evolved into one of Africa's premier carriers.