Addis Ababa, — An government from Ethiopian Airways, Africa’s main service and one of many fastest-growing international airline manufacturers, has mentioned that the recently-launched cargo flight service to China’s Urumqi is poised to function a “very important cargo hall” between Africa and Asia.
Managing director of cargo and logistics companies at Ethiopian Airways, Dereje Derero mentioned that the corporate is proud to launch its eleventh gateway to China.
The brand new twice-weekly cargo service between Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, and Urumqi, the capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Area, could have “loads of benefits” in fostering commerce and socioeconomic collaboration between China and Africa, whereas strengthening the broader Africa-Asia commerce and financial ties, Dereje informed Xinhua.
He mentioned the brand new service that commenced on June 27 marked the primary direct air cargo route connecting the broader African continent to China’s northwest area, which “will improve commerce cooperation between the 2 sides by way of environment friendly transportation of cargo.”
Ethiopian Airways presently operates greater than 190 weekly flights to 27 locations throughout Asia, together with 83 weekly passenger and cargo flights to 11 cities in China.
Dereje famous that the brand new cargo route “marks one other milestone in Ethiopian’s mission to strengthen Africa-Asia connectivity and additional place Addis Ababa as a crucial international cargo hub.”
Describing Ethiopian Airways’ market presence in China as “very huge,” he reiterated the corporate’s robust dedication to additional increasing its footprint in China, thereby propelling Sino-Africa socioeconomic and people-to-people ties.
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“China is a strategic marketplace for Ethiopian Airways. Working to 11 locations in China is huge, and now, we need to enhance, not solely opening new locations, but additionally growing the frequency of our flights from China to Africa, and enhancing commerce cooperation between the 2 sides,” he mentioned.
The airline transports practically a million tonnes of cargo yearly throughout a world community of over 140 locations by working a contemporary fleet together with superior temperature-controlled and tech-enabled cargo infrastructure.
As a part of its progress ambition, the Ethiopian nationwide service is presently implementing a strategic plan, dubbed “Imaginative and prescient 2035,” which is able to see it grow to be one of many prime 20 best and main aviation teams on the planet.
