Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-25 20:52:52|Editor: LiangyuVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's national flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is mulling flights to Chongqing, a major southwestern Chinese city, an Ethiopian official said on Monday. Berta also said Ethiopian Airlines wants to attract an increasing number of Chinese tourists to Ethiopia as the East African country seeks to be a top tourism destination in Africa. Ethiopian Airlines currently has five destinations in China, being Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou. ET is already preparing to start flights to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from June 2018. Ethiopian Airlines became the first African carrier and the fourth in the world to fly to China back in 1973.

Source: Ethiopian News December 25, 2017 12:56 UTC