Ethiopia’s flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch flights to three new Chinese destinations.
Dawit Temsgen, Communications Expert at the airline, explains that the carrier looks to open up new routes to the Chinese cities of Chongqing, Shenzhen and Zhengzhou and the airline has requested for permits to launch these flights.
Ethiopian and the Chinese government are working in collaboration to expedite the approval process and the airline will begin operations once it secures the permit.
Temsgen adds that the airline plans to expand its current operations to China by increasing its flight frequencies to popular destinations such as Guangzhou to twice daily.
Recently, Ethiopian Airlines unveiled a series of measures to boost its presence in the Chinese market, which is already the airline’s single largest air market.