Santiago, Chile will be added to carrier’s network of cargo destinations
Santiago will be Emirates SkyCargo’s sixth destination in South America following Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Viracopos, (all Brazil); Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay). The air cargo carrier will offer customers up to 15 tonnes of cargo capacity on its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. The service will be effective from 5 July 2018.
With the launch of its services to Santiago, Emirates SkyCargo will be able to facilitate Chilean exports of salmon and other perishables to destinations on its global network. Chile is the world’s second largest producer of farmed salmon and exports of salmon from the country were valued at over US$ 4.6 billion in the year 2017.
In 2017, Emirates SkyCargo moved a total of 48,000 tonnes of cargo to and from South America helping local businesses connect with their customers across a network spanning over 155 cities across six continents
