Ethiopian Airlines Aims to be Connecting Force for Afro-Sino TiesJuly 23, 2017 - As Ethiopian Airlines becoming a connecting force between African and China, Ahmed Shide, minister of Ethiopia's Ministry of Transport, disclosed Ethiopia’s plan to have strategic cooperation with China on the aviation sector. Ethiopia's aim to be an African aviation hub connecting the continent to the world's most populous country in the world is also where Ethiopia's aviation dreams intersect with China's capital and expertise. "Aviation is an important area of cooperation by both governments, with Ethiopia's national air carrier Ethiopian Airlines becoming a connecting force between African and China," says Shide. Ethiopian Airlines already has five flight destinations to China ,they are Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The project, lying on 74,000 square meters of land, plans to increase the airport's annual passenger handling capacity from the current 7 million to 22 million.

Source: Ethiopian News July 23, 2017 13:07 UTC