Air China Cargo commences Dalian-Shanghai-Frankfurt service

AIR China Cargo has officially started flying from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport in northern China to Frankfurt via Shanghai's Pudong International Airport using a Boeing 747-400 freighter, in a bid to add much-needed air lift capacity between Dalian and Europe.


"With Air China Cargo's network, cargo in Dalian can also be effectively transported to North America, Japan, the Asia Pacific and other locations" through Shanghai, a company statement said.


The carrier is providing service three times a week with B747-400 cargo aircraft departing every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from Dalian.


The cargo airline said it had the support of the Dalian municipal government, Dalian airport, customs and commodity inspections to operate the route.


It added, "Europe and Japan account for a large proportion of Dalian's air cargo market. But because of the lack of local wide-body freighter capacity, much of the cargo bound for the Americas and Europe must first be trucked to Beijing or Tianjin or shipped to South Korea before airlift.


"That method of cargo transportation not only wastes time but is also very risky and decreases the shipping efficiency of local goods," it said.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)