Discover cheap flights to Addis Ababa

Whatever your reasons for seeking cheap flights to Addis Ababa, Travelup can help you find tickets quickly and easily.

You may be looking for flights to visit family, or you could be an intrepid traveller looking for an adventure in an unusual destination. And since Addis Ababa is not just the capital of Ethiopa, but also the political capital Africa, it might be possible for you to be taking cheap flights for business purposes.

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Travelling to Addis Ababa

Located right in the middle of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa is the largest city in the country, with a population of 3.38 million.

Those who go on holidays to Addis Ababa will quickly discover the city's diversity - as the inhabitants comprise around 80 nationalities and speak 80 different languages.

Ethiopia offers a subtropical highland climate and the temperature tends to be fairly stable throughout the year - with highs of around 22 to 24 degrees C and lows of approximately eight to 12 degrees C. The wettest months are July and August, while the driest are November and December.

For visitors to Addis Ababa who are interested in anthropology, the Ethiopian National Museum is an attraction that you shouldn't miss.

There, you will find the fossilised remains of an extinct hominid closely related to humans. Named Lucy, the skeleton was found in the nearby Awash Valley and dates from approximately 3.2 million years ago.

The city also boasts a number of other interesting museums, which you may want to visit, including the Addis Ababa Museum, the Ethiopian Natural History Museum and the Ethiopian Railway Museum.

In addition, there are a number of breathtaking churches and cathedrals throughout the city.

St George's Cathedral was founded in 1896 and has a distinctive octagonal shape. As the place where Emperor Haile Selassie was crowned in 1930, it is home to the Imperial throne and has become a pilgrimage site for Rastafarians who believe the former Emperor to be the reincarnation of Jesus.

There's also the Holy Trinity Cathedral, which is the highest ranking Orthodox cathedral in the city. A beautiful structure both inside and out, it boasts some amazing stained glass, as well as numerous monuments and tombs of notable figures from Ethiopia's past.

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Minister speaks out about Heathrow queues

Lengthy queues at Heathrow Airport's immigration desks could damage Britain's reputation in a number of international destinations, minister Damian Green said yesterday (May 16th).

The official, who outlined plans to hire 70 additional staff members at the troubled travel hub, spoke out regarding the issue after operator BAA challenged the government and claimed delays at the facility's controls had worsened over the last two years.

He risked further ridicule when he told MPs the length of time non-European passengers waited to have their passports checked could be dependent on the direction the wind is blowing at that time.

However, in what could be good news for the airport, Mr Green revealed the 70 extra staff are set to be taken on by September to cover for immigration officers who are taking leave at the end of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The move comes after prime minister David Cameron urged politicians to take control of the disruption at Heathrow, as some travellers were forced to wait up to three hours before being admitted into the country.

Mr Cameron's spokesman yesterday claimed improvements to the airport's operations will take "some time", but assured critics resources would be found to cope with a surge of visitors due to the hosting of the international sporting event next month.

Ministers had originally planned to appoint additional employees in 2004 to coincide with the completion of building work on Heathrow's Terminal 2, with many of the appointments being brought forward to contend with the arrival of foreign students arriving in Britain for the new academic year.

"We have brought forward the first wave of recruitment for the reopening of Terminal 2 to give the border force even more flexibility to secure the border while dealing with record passenger numbers at Heathrow," Mr Green commented.

The official also called for better information on passenger numbers from airlines, stating there were three times more than expected at the London hub on Monday (May 14th) morning.