Private Jet Addis Ababa to Cavallo

At around 2,494 nautical miles, the route from Addis Ababa to Cavallo is a solid but manageable undertaking for a mid-size jet, with the Bombardier Challenger 350 or Gulfstream G280 both well equipped to fly the sector non-stop while cruising near 43,000 feet, high enough to clear most of the weather encountered over the Horn of Africa, the Sahara and the Mediterranean in turn. The flight departs Bole Addis Ababa International Airport, Ethiopia’s main aviation hub and a well-established base for private charter serving both business and diplomatic traffic, before tracking broadly north-west across the African continent towards southern Europe. At journey’s end lies Cavallo, a private island within the Lavezzi archipelago off Corsica’s southern shore, separated from Sardinia by the narrow, current-swept waters of the Bonifacio Strait. The island has no commercial airport, so the final leg is completed by helicopter, usually routed through nearby Figari-Sud Corse to Cavallo’s own helistrip on the island. Long favoured by a European clientele that prizes discretion over display, Cavallo offers granite coves and remarkably clear water without the marina congestion found in more heavily trafficked parts of the Riviera and northern Sardinia, making it one of the Mediterranean’s more genuinely private island addresses. For those departing Addis Ababa, a city with its own growing profile as an East African business and diplomatic centre, the near-five-hour flight represents an efficient and comfortable link to a very different kind of destination, and the mid-size cabin’s mix of range, speed and comfort suits the sector well, delivering passengers ready to step straight from the aircraft into the island’s unhurried pace.