Ethiopian Airlines disclosed it is planning to expand its U.S. presence by commencing a flight to Los Angeles by June 2015.

Ethiopian already has a daily flight to Washington's Dulles airport from Addis Ababa, with nonstops headingto Africa.

According to USA Today, because of Addis Ababa’s 7,700-foot elevation, flights heading to Washington stop in Rome and would stop in Dublin for Los Angeles.

The Airline’s CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam, was in the U.S. for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. He called onto American tourist to visit. He noted, “You will be connecting to 49 destinations all over the continent in a couple of hours."

In related news, the Airline took delivery of its ninth Dreamliner to its fleet on Tuesday.

Source: USA Today