Frankfurt and London Stansted added to Dragonair's Freighter Network

Frankfurt in Germany and London Stansted in the UK will become the ninth and 10th destinations in Dragonair’s freighter network, doubling the number of points the airline operates to in Europe on July 29.

“We’re very excited about adding these two major points to our network,” said Chief Executive Officer Stanley Hui. “They will provide us with even deeper access to central and eastern Europe and the important southern UK market.

“Demand for goods from the China mainland is high in Europe and by providing additional connections between these two major markets we expect the growth momentum in our cargo operation to continue.”

Services to Frankfurt and London Stansted will operate from Hong Kong via Dubai three times a week. The airline’s Boeing 747 freighters will be used on the route.

“We have been progressively building up our presence and name in Europe since introducing all-cargo flights there in 2000. With the launch of services to Frankfurt and London we are moving up to the next level,” explained Mr. Hui.

Dragonair also flies six times a week to Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Manchester in the north of the UK.

Services to the two new destinations will operate every Monday, Thursday and Saturday on the routing Hong Kong-Dubai-London Stansted-Frankfurt-Dubai-Hong Kong.