Air China, one of China’s biggest airlines is to start a new destination flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the end of October 2015, according to The Reporter.

Air China will start a thrice weekly flight between Beijing and Addis Ababa with Boeing 777 and Airbus 330 aircraft.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam told The Reporter Ethiopian Airlines welcomes Air China to fly to Addis Ababa as Ethiopian flies to China. “Air China is our Star Alliance partner and we will have a combination of both competition and cooperation on the route,” said Tewolde.

Air China is going to be the first Chinese airways to fly to Addis Ababa. The ever increasing trade and investment relations between Ethiopia and China caused Air China to commence new destination to Addis Ababa, according to industry experts.

Ethiopian Airlines flies to Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Source: The Reporter