Ethiopian Airlines dubbed its newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner after India’s most famous monument, Taj Mahal.

This is the first time for the Airline to name its aircraft of its Dreamliner fleet after a historical or heritage site outside of Africa.

According to the Ethiopian News Agency, this will strengthen the tie between India and Ethiopia as the Airline has an increasing number of Indian travelers.

There are more than 13 Million people traveling out of India every year. Using its large African network, Ethiopian anticipates to benefit from the growing tourism business from India.

Ethiopian is currently flying to New Delhi once daily and twice a day to Mumbai. The Airline is looking to other Indian destinations such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

The last seven Boeing 787s of the Airline were dubbed; Africa First, Lucy, Queen of Sheba, Lake Tana, Walia Ibex and Serengeti, all Ethiopian and African sites.

Source: Walta Information Center