EMIRATES SKYCARGO PUMPS UP VOLUMES TO GOTHENBURG AND HONG KONG
DUBAI, UAE, 15th February 2005 - Emirates SkyCargo and SAS Cargo have
hailed their successful partnership with an additional freighter service
between Dubai-Gothenburg and Dubai-Hong Kong.
With the new service, starting 29th March, Emirates SkyCargo will fly
its Boeing 747-400F to Gothenburg every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
and to Hong Kong every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday in partnership with
SAS Cargo.
Hiran Perera, Emirates' Vice President Cargo - Freighters said:
"Emirates SkyCargo and SAS have experienced a wonderful win-win
relationship over the past three months, and we have decided to extend
our partnership with an additional flight both to Gothenburg and Hong
Kong. This is a fine example of Emirates SkyCargo's proactive
partnerships with other key players in the industry and our success in
catalysing trade and easing capacity constraints."
Currently from Hong Kong, Emirates SkyCargo carries toys and fabrics, as
well as computer chips and hi-tech components for Scandinavia's
manufacturing industry, mainly the telecommunication equipments sector.
From Gothenburg, the main cargo exports include finished
telecommunication products, vehicle spare parts and pharmaceuticals.
Kenneth Marx, President and CEO of SAS Cargo Group A/S said: "With this
third frequency we will be able to offer optimal solutions to our
customers in Scandinavia, as the freighter's departure schedules fit
very well into the production schedules of local industries.
Furthermore, it will enable us to meet the increasing demand for
capacity from Hong Kong, which will enhance business opportunities and
logistics solutions.
"Emirates SkyCargo has been extremely flexible in the planning of this
additional frequency and we look forward to continuing our cooperation
in the future."
The additional service means that Emirates SkyCargo's freighters will
serve Gothenburg five times a week, twice on its way to New York every
Saturday and Wednesday, and will operate to Hong Kong nine times a week.
Emirates SkyCargo's route network spans the globe, covering 78
destinations in 55 countries on five continents. The cargo-only
destinations served by its freighters include Budapest, Liege,
Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Bangalore, Dalian and Taipei.
Its freighters also serve other busy trade routes which are Emirates'
passenger destinations, such as New York, Milan, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf,
Amman, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Lahore, Mumbai, Chennai, Dhaka, Bangkok,
Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Emirates launched services to Seychelles in January and will start
flying to Seoul, Hamburg and Geneva later in the year. In June, Emirates
SkyCargo will receive the first of its three A310-300 freighters with a
payload capacity of 39 tonnes each; and in 2008 it will receive the
first of its two Airbus 380Fs, with a payload capacity of 150 tonnes
each.
Contacts:
Ulrik Marschall, SAS Cargo Group Corporate Communications, Tel: +45 23
22 67 33, or sas.cargo@sas.dk
Sheba Koonan, Corporate Communications, Tel: (+9714) 203.2287, Mob:
(+97150) 658.7912; email: sheba.koonan@emirates.com, visit:
www.emirates.com