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More Chinese airlines to commence flights to Maldives
More Chinese airlines to commence flights to Maldives
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President of the People’s Republic China, Xi Jinping has given the green signal that more Chinese airlines will be commencing flights to Maldives.
With an increasing number of Chinese going to the island country, the Chinese president proposed to open more flight routes for easier travel.
"With these efforts, we will feel close even when we are thousands of miles away from each other," said Xi.
It is expected that more Chinese airlines will commence flights to Maldives with this appeal of the President. Also it is highly likely that the current Chinese airlines coming to Maldives will commence more flights to Maldives.
According to Chinese news agency, Xinhuanet. Tourist numbers to Maldives passed the 600,000 mark in the first six months of 2014 with China posting a hefty 20.2-percent growth from the previous year.
In total 601,513 tourists have visited Maldives in the first six months of 2014. This is an 11.5-percent increase compared to the corresponding period of last year when 539,667 tourists visited the string of islands in the Indian Ocean famous for its pristine beaches.
China currently holds the record for the most number of tourist arrivals from a single country with 171,249 tourists entering Maldives this year so far.
Most of the tourists who visited Maldives this year came from the European countries. A total of 279,886 tourists from various European countries have visited Maldives this year so far.
With an increasing number of Chinese going to the island country, the Chinese president proposed to open more flight routes for easier travel.
"With these efforts, we will feel close even when we are thousands of miles away from each other," said Xi.
It is expected that more Chinese airlines will commence flights to Maldives with this appeal of the President. Also it is highly likely that the current Chinese airlines coming to Maldives will commence more flights to Maldives.
According to Chinese news agency, Xinhuanet. Tourist numbers to Maldives passed the 600,000 mark in the first six months of 2014 with China posting a hefty 20.2-percent growth from the previous year.
In total 601,513 tourists have visited Maldives in the first six months of 2014. This is an 11.5-percent increase compared to the corresponding period of last year when 539,667 tourists visited the string of islands in the Indian Ocean famous for its pristine beaches.
China currently holds the record for the most number of tourist arrivals from a single country with 171,249 tourists entering Maldives this year so far.
Most of the tourists who visited Maldives this year came from the European countries. A total of 279,886 tourists from various European countries have visited Maldives this year so far.