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SF Airlines launches weekly cargo route to the United Arab Emirates from central China’s Hubei province

  • A weekly round-trip air cargo service, using a Boeing 747-400 freighter, is scheduled for this route, with a total of around 200 tonnes of air express capacity
  • The new route will mainly handle general cargo, e-commerce goods, and express shipments, according to the cargo airline

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An undated photograph of a Boeing 747-400ERF freight aircraft with SF Airlines’ livery at the Bao’an airport in Shenzhen. Photo: SF Airlines
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A new air cargo route was launched on Wednesday linking Ezhou city in central China’s Hubei province, with Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced SF Airlines.
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Early Wednesday morning, a Boeing 747-400 freighter took off from Ezhou Huahu Airport, China’s first cargo-focused airport. This marked the launch of the first cargo route connecting the airport with the Middle East, said SF Airlines, China’s largest air cargo carrier in fleet size.

A weekly round-trip air cargo service is scheduled for this route, with a total of around 200 tonnes of air express capacity.

The new route will mainly handle general cargo, e-commerce goods, and express shipments, providing efficient and reliable air logistics between China and the UAE, according to the cargo airline.

The opening of the nose door of SF Airlines’ first Boeing 747-400ERF freight aircraft. Photo: SF Airlines
The opening of the nose door of SF Airlines’ first Boeing 747-400ERF freight aircraft. Photo: SF Airlines

Prior to this route, SF Airlines and the UAE’s Etihad Airways had jointly launched the Wuhan-Abu Dhabi air cargo route, a move to boost air logistics between the capital of central China’s Hubei Province and the capital of the UAE and nearby markets.

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