Emirates SkyCargo boosts operations to Narita airport
DUBAI, 11 hours, 27 minutes ago
Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of the Dubai flag-carrier, is set to deploy a dedicated weekly freighter to Japan's Narita International Airport (NRT) from next month, thus increasing its network of destinations served by Emirates freighters to 38.
The deployment also marks the first direct and scheduled freighter connectivity between Narita and the Middle East, enabling faster and more flexible shipments, said the airline.
Effective May 24, the EK9413 flight will arrive at Narita International Airport on Saturdays at 1am UTC and depart for Dubai World Central at 3am UTC, it added.
Japan has a well-established and diverse manufacturing industry and has long been a priority market for Emirates SkyCargo, with a twice weekly freighter to Kansai International Airport (KIX).
Narita International Airport is the largest air- or seaport in Japan, in terms of value of cargo handled, and, with further investment allocated to the ‘New Narita Airport’ Development Plan, the airport is set to become the region’s foremost cargo hub by the end of the decade.
The soon-to-be-deployed freighter to Narita International Airport will boost available cargo capacity by 100 tonnes each way.
Expected commodities include automobile and machinery parts, semi-conductor parts and sophisticated pharmaceuticals, transported swiftly, efficiently and reliably via the airline’s multi-vertical product portfolio.
Badr Abbas, Emirates SkyCargo’s Divisional Senior Vice President said: "Expanding our dedicated freighter network is a key priority on our 10-year strategic roadmap and now, as we start to receive our all-new Boeing 777 freighters, we are able to reach new markets with enhanced capacity."
Emirates SkyCargo, he stated, serves four destinations across East and Southeast Asia with 57 dedicated freighter flights per week, complemented by over 290 passenger flights every week.
"Demand for our world-class product and services has been steadily growing in Narita, particularly for pharmaceuticals and consumer electronics, transported in the bellyhold of our daily passenger flight, while large or oddly-shaped shipments such as machinery parts were diverted to KIX," noted Abbas.
"The deployment of this freighter empowers us to better support our global customers with direct connectivity to and through Dubai, while growing our operations in Japan," he stated.
"This near-unrivalled frequency and capacity marks East Asia as one of the airline’s busiest destinations, with further expansion on the horizon in the coming months with additional passenger routes opening between Dubai and Siem Reap, Cambodia; Da Nang, Vietnam, and Shenzhen, China," he added.-TradeArabia News Service
