Chengdu, a commercial hub in southwest China, will be connected to Sri Lanka and Mauritius from February as two carriers are set to launch direct flights.
Air China and Air Mauritus will launch direct flights from Chengdu, which will be the fourth Chinese city after Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong to have direct air routes with Mauritius.
Air Mauritius will fly the 10-hour Chengdu-Mauritius route on February 5, the first to link the provincial capital with Africa, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Air China will fly the Chengdu-Colombo route every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from February 10.
Sri Lankan airlines already operates flights from Beijing.
Chengdu, currently has 241 air routes, including 78 international, linking the city with 187 cities worldwide.
The Chengdu International airport received about 34.7 million passengers in the first 11 months this year.
