Medicines from Belgium and fresh salmon from Norway are some of the commodities transported by Emirates SkyCargo
Since the start of its services to Belgium and Norway in September 2014, the freight division of Emirates has flown over 235,000 tonnes of cargo to and from these countries, stimulating trade and helping local businesses reach global markets.
Belgium
Emirates SkyCargo has facilitated over 60,000 tonnes of exports from Belgium over the last five years. Soon after the launch of passenger flight services to Brussels, the air cargo carrier also started scheduled freighter operations to the city in 2015.
“Currently our customers in and around Brussels can access up to 20 tonnes of belly hold cargo capacity on Emirates’ twice daily passenger flights operated on our wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft,” said Bob Vandamme, Cargo Manager Belgium.
Norway
Close to 62,000 tonnes of Norwegian salmon have made their way from Oslo to customers across the Middle East and Asia on Emirates Skycargo.
“Our freighter aircraft have also helped transport other outsized items including aircraft engines, large ship propellers weighing more than 10 tonnes apiece, horses and relief cargo for humanitarian missions from Oslo,” commented Mona Kongsvik, Cargo Manager Norway, Emirates SkyCargo.
In total, Emirates SkyCargo has transported over 105,000 tonnes of cargo to and from Norway since the start of its operations in the country.
