Irish seafood, cheese, chocolate, pharmaceuticals and electronics head east every day
Emirates SkyCargo recently released figures on its Irish operation, which showed that the airline carried close to 10,000 tonnes of Irish exports, from Dublin, during 2018.
In addition to up to 720 passengers flying twice daily between Dublin and Dubai and beyond, Emirates offers up to 25 tonnes of cargo capacity on each of its Boeing-777 aircraft that operate the Dublin route.
35% of Emirates SkyCargo’s Irish export cargo for 2018 comprised food items such as crabs, oysters and salmon, much of which is heading to the Far East and specifically, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.
Pharmaceuticals accounted for more than 2,000 tonnes of cargo carried by Emirates SkyCargo from Dublin in 2018. Other Irish products being exported to markets such as the UAE, China, Singapore, Australia and South Africa, and making up 35% of exports, include computer equipment, electronics and machinery.
“We are continuing to grow our operation in Ireland and are currently developing Dublin as a gate-way to North America for cargo traffic coming from Dubai and elsewhere on our network,” said Michael Meagher, Manager, Emirates SkyCargo, Ireland.
