More than 2500 cargo flights operated in the month of April to over 80 global destinations
Emirates SkyCargo has announced, via a press release, that with effect from the first week May 2020, it has commenced dedicated cargo flights on a scheduled basis every week to 67 global destinations across six continents.
This includes 11 destinations in the Middle East, seven in Africa, 22 in Asia, six in Australasia, 15 in Europe and six cities in the Americas.
Emirates SkyCargo has operated over 2,500 dedicated cargo flights in the month of April. Acting as a global conveyor belt for the transport of essential supplies including protective equipment, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and food.
Since January 2020, the air cargo carrier has transported more than 375,000 tonnes of cargo on its flights.
“Our cargo operations continue to grow, as we see strong demand and every day we work to connect more points with our flights. Our operations support not just the immediate relief efforts, but in a distributed global economy, they also help keep businesses and trade running,” said Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo.
In total, the carrier transported an estimated 10,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment, medical equipment, devices and pharmaceuticals in the month of April on its scheduled and charter flights.
Between January and April 2020, Emirates SkyCargo flew more than 85,000 tonnes of food around the world.
