China News Service, Shijiazhuang, July 25 (Huang Xinyao) On the 25th, an all-cargo plane operated by Uzbekistan Airlines with a full load of 45.21 tons of cargo took off from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (hereinafter referred to as Shijiazhuang Airport) to Oest, Czech Republic. Lafa marks the official opening of the regular freight route from Shijiazhuang, Hebei to Ostrava, Czech Republic.
It is reported that this route has two flights a week, the flight number is HY887/8, and the aircraft type is B767-300F. The flight schedule is: Beijing time 1:40, departing from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, arriving at Shijiazhuang at 7:00; departing from Shijiazhuang at 9:00 , Via Tashkent, arrived in Ostrava, Czech Republic at 23:00. The first flight of the route is fully loaded with 45.21 tons of cargo, mainly for clothing, aircraft accessories, medicine, and epidemic protection materials.
According to reports, Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, and is located in the second largest metropolitan area after Prague. The goods can be directly cleared at Ostrava Airport, and then transported to designated warehouses through its land transportation network covering most of Europe with the help of strong local cooperative agents.
It is reported that the opening of this route fills the gap of regular cargo routes from Shijiazhuang Airport to Central and Eastern Europe, and builds a smooth air cargo bridge between Hebei Province and Central and Eastern European cities, and further improves the level of Hebei Province’s opening to the outside world and helps countries in Central and Eastern Europe. China’s economic and trade exchanges and cooperation serve the local economy and help the construction of the “Belt and Road”.
Since the beginning of this year, Hebei Airport Management Group Co., Ltd. has actively introduced powerful large freight forwarding companies and logistics companies to increase the expansion of freight routes in countries along the “Belt and Road”. As of July 23, the cargo volume of Shijiazhuang Airport's all-cargo aircraft reached 9635.9 tons, a year-on-year increase of 84.04%. In the next step, Shijiazhuang Airport will successively open international cargo routes to Seoul in South Korea, Osaka in Japan, and Los Angeles in the United States. (Finish)