ETIHAD Cargo is hoping to carve out a larger slice of the freight markets in India and China and is offering a new flight between the two countries, according to Germany-based Simple Flying.
The airline already has several weekly flights to India and wants to take advantage of the expanding manufacturing industry following the pandemic.
Started December 8, the cargo carrier offered a twice-weekly freighter service from Shanghai to Abu Dhabi via Chennai. The airline operates 79 weekly flights to India and 11 to mainland China, providing a total capacity of around 2,000 tonnes from both countries.
In September, etihad also announced an enhancement of cargo capacity to China by 30 tonnes with the introduction of twice-weekly passenger services to Guangzhou.
It has now become the first international airline to operate long-haul passenger and cargo services to the top three Chinese gateways (Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou) since the start of the pandemic.
Speaking about the Indian market, Martin Drew, senior vice president global sales & cargo at Etihad Aviation Group, commented: 'The Indian market is currently booming. The country's industrial production is rising and manufacturing output is rebounding, driven by increases in the production of machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and metals, among others.
'As part of Etihad Cargo's commitment to supporting this key market, the carrier has opened up freighter capacity from Chennai to support increased demand from customers in the region.'
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The airline already has several weekly flights to India and wants to take advantage of the expanding manufacturing industry following the pandemic.
Started December 8, the cargo carrier offered a twice-weekly freighter service from Shanghai to Abu Dhabi via Chennai. The airline operates 79 weekly flights to India and 11 to mainland China, providing a total capacity of around 2,000 tonnes from both countries.
In September, etihad also announced an enhancement of cargo capacity to China by 30 tonnes with the introduction of twice-weekly passenger services to Guangzhou.
It has now become the first international airline to operate long-haul passenger and cargo services to the top three Chinese gateways (Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou) since the start of the pandemic.
Speaking about the Indian market, Martin Drew, senior vice president global sales & cargo at Etihad Aviation Group, commented: 'The Indian market is currently booming. The country's industrial production is rising and manufacturing output is rebounding, driven by increases in the production of machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and metals, among others.
'As part of Etihad Cargo's commitment to supporting this key market, the carrier has opened up freighter capacity from Chennai to support increased demand from customers in the region.'
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