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More than 100 guests attended a VIP
reception in Shanghai, China marking the successful launch of twice-weekly
non-stop cargo services to and from Dubai by Emirates, the award-winning
international airline.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Group
Chairman, announced that so much freight is now moving between Shanghai and Dubai that
Emirates may soon add a third freighter frequency, as well as launching passenger flights in August.
Sheikh Ahmed attended the reception with His Excellency Juma Rashed
Jassim, UAE Ambassador in Beijing, Ram Menen, Director Cargo Emirates, Ghaith Al
Ghaith, Emirates’ Commercial Operations Director, and Emirates’ Prakash
Nair, Cargo Marketing Manager, and Michael Qu, Cargo Manager Shanghai.
Xia Xing Hua, Director General of the East China Regional Administration of
CAAC, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, shared views with Sheikh
Ahmed on boosting civil aviation on the route and said that Emirates had
chosen an ideal time to launch it.
Sheikh Ahmed told guests that cargo brings Emirates 17.5 per cent of its
revenue, and highlighted Dubai’s many opportunities for Chinese exporters.
The airline had already launched a second weekly freighter on 2nd November
to meet demand.
Mr Xia stressed that Shanghai is the region’s most prosperous city and
China’s leading industrial and commercial centre. The new flights would
boost air cargo and promote economic and cultural ties between the two countries, he said.
He pledged that CAAC’s East China administration would continue to provide
top-class service to Emirates and airlines serving Shanghai thanks to its
favourable aviation policy.
Fast-growing Emirates plans to launch passenger flights between Shanghai
and Dubai in August. It already serves 64 cities in 45 countries with a fleet of
44 modern jets, winning more than 200 awards for service. |
