Carrier makes 100 tons of freight capacity available to each destination on each flight
Saudi Airlines Cargo has resumed its freighter flights from the Kingdom to Guangzhou in China and Mumbai in India with a weekly freighter flight effective first of April 2019 to meet the growing demand for cargo operations and stimulate fright off-take from the Asian continent.
Saudia Cargo currently operates 5 weekly flights to Dhaka and 7 weekly flights to Hong Kong.
“This operation reflects the company’s policy aiming to enhance and increase trade activities between the Kingdom and Asian giants India and China,” said Omar Hariri, CEO, Saudia Cargo.
Saudia Cargo will mobilise its logistical capabilities to and from both destinations, adding an extra weekly freighter flight to Guangzhou operated by a Boeing 777F Aircraft and another to Mumbai, operated by a Boeing 747-400F, offering estimated 100 tons of capacity to each destination in addition to the belly-capacity on board Saudia passenger flights.
During this year Saudia Cargo strengthened its presence in the Asian continent to fill the exceeding demand for Air Cargo & logistical services through the belly-capacity on-board Saudi Arabian Airlines that operates 480 Weekly flights with the capacity of 5,836 Tons a week to and from 21 destinations in Asia.
Saudia Cargo, a member of SkyTeam Cargo, offers 225 international destinations and 26 routes within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
