Emirates SkyCargo to Airfreight to Auckland

Emirates SkyCargo is all set to start its double daily services to Auckland, New Zealand's largest city and commercial centre, on 1st August. Extending its reach to the farthest end of the Asia-Pacific Rim, the Auckland connection will further SkyCargo's drive to offer its customers total solutions. The 14 weekly flights will also boost the vibrant trade along the Trans-Tasman route, spanning outwards globally to encompass the busy trade routes of the Far East, Middle East, and Europe.

The early morning flight departs Dubai at 0220, arrives in Auckland at 1400 the next day, departs at 1600 on the same day to arrive in Dubai at 0515 the following morning. The second flight to Auckland departs Dubai at 0815, arriving in Auckland at 1225 the next day, returning at 1750 to arrive in Dubai at 0625 the following day. Flight timings have been carefully worked out to enable its customers from the Australian continent connect to their major trading partners through Emirates' fast onward connections across the globe.

SkyCargo has the capacity to carry around 50 tonnes of cargo everyday to Auckland and back, in each direction, in the belly of the Boeing 777-300 passenger aircraft. Emirates' daily services to Brisbane starting on 26th October will notch up the Auckland frequency to 21 weekly flights and further augment the cargo capacity to 75 tonnes daily in either direction.

Ram Menen, Senior Vice-President Cargo, said: "Auckland, the 68th destination in the 48th country on our global network, is a very important and exciting destination for us. It extends our well-established services in the region even further, building on the strong foundation and extensive network we have created in Australia that currently includes Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.

"The response from potential customers in New Zealand has been just brilliant. The country's agricultural and dairy products are world-renowned and the new service represents a wonderful opportunity for us to re-confirm our role as a catalyst in world trade."

Exports from New Zealand are expected to contain primarily farming produce - seasonal fruits, vegetables and highly prized meat. Manufactured goods, motor spares, consumer goods, electrical goods from Europe and goods from  Far East and China will form the bulk of the cargo going into Auckland.

Emirates SkyCargo offers its New Zealand and Australian customers high capacities and a first class alternative along the Trans-Tasman route - the morning services from Dubai fly via Sydney both ways, as does the afternoon  services which flies via Melbourne. Customers are also eagerly looking forward to the stopovers in Singapore, the trading hub of the Far East.

"Currently airlines operating from New Zealand offer limited capacity and our services will fill that gap. Next year we will be flying to the U.S. West Coast, a major trading partner for New Zealand. Our global network and frequencies will  enable the country's industrial and agricultural products find new and develop existing markets," said Ram Menen.

Emirates flies daily to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. SkyCargo recently launched its Boeing 747 freighter services to Amman, Bangalore and Chennai to boost its network that also includes cargo-only routes - Amsterdam,  Liege, Shanghai and Taipei. Other busy trade routes already served by SkyCargo's freighters are Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Dusseldorf, Dhaka and Colombo, all of which are also Emirates' passenger destinations.