Source: Xinhua| 2018-10-30 01:00:14|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, on Monday disclosed that it will commence regular flights to Moscow, Russia in December this year. The flight to Russia's capital will also mark Ethiopian Airlines' presence in all the five BRICS member countries. Revealing the commencement of direct flight route connecting Africa and Russia, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Tewolde GebreMariam, said that "Russia will be the final BRICS country in our ever growing global network." "The air connectivity Ethiopian Airlines provides to link Africa and Russia will go a long way towards facilitating and bolstering multifaceted relations between the two regions," he said. Ethiopian Airlines is currently the biggest carrier of passenger and cargo between Africa and China, another BRICS member country.

Source: Ethiopian News October 29, 2018 17:15 UTC