CHINESE carrier sichuan Airlines has launched cargo flights between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in China and Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Hungary.
The airline will operate three flights a week using an Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft.
In addition to general import-export cargo, the flights will also target e-commerce shipments, according to London's Air Cargo News.
Rene Droese, Budapest Airport's chief development officer, said: 'We are seeing increasing demand for new cargo routes and for increased capacity on existing routes, and we plan to expand our cargo connections, besides Asia, to Western Europe and the transatlantic region as well. We are delighted to welcome Sichuan Airlines to Budapest and wish them every success.'
'The new aerial connection supports the success of the air Silk Road, as part of the Belt and Road initiative, further strengthening the excellent trade relationship between Hungary and China,' said Peter Xu, freighter station manager for Sichuan Airlines.
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The airline will operate three flights a week using an Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft.
In addition to general import-export cargo, the flights will also target e-commerce shipments, according to London's Air Cargo News.
Rene Droese, Budapest Airport's chief development officer, said: 'We are seeing increasing demand for new cargo routes and for increased capacity on existing routes, and we plan to expand our cargo connections, besides Asia, to Western Europe and the transatlantic region as well. We are delighted to welcome Sichuan Airlines to Budapest and wish them every success.'
'The new aerial connection supports the success of the air Silk Road, as part of the Belt and Road initiative, further strengthening the excellent trade relationship between Hungary and China,' said Peter Xu, freighter station manager for Sichuan Airlines.
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