China News Service, Chongqing, November 10 (Zhang Xu) A reporter learned from Chongqing Airport Aviation Ground Services Co., Ltd. on the 10th that under the epidemic, Chongqing's international air cargo industry has bucked the trend and not only opened 5 new international cargo routes in 2021. , The cargo and mail throughput in the first three quarters also exceeded that of last year.

  Under the epidemic situation, how did Chongqing's international aviation logistics industry rise against the trend?

Upward:

Cargo and mail throughput in the first three quarters exceeded that of last year, and 5 new routes were opened

  According to reports, from January to October 2021, Chongqing Airport completed international and regional cargo and mail throughput of 178,000 tons, an increase of 39% over the same period in 2019 and an increase of 51% over the same period in 2020; in the first three quarters alone, the completed volume has exceeded 2020. Year-round.

  Starting from October 31, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport will implement the winter flight plan. The total number of international cargo flights each week will reach 96, a year-on-year increase of 23.08%.

  As of October 2021, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport has opened 27 international and regional freight routes; from January to October 2021, newly opened Chongqing-Yekaterinburg-Brussels, Bangalore-Chongqing, Chongqing-Nantong-Tokyo, Chongqing-Dalian There are 5 international cargo routes from Chongqing to Krasnoyarsk.

  Whether it is cargo and mail throughput or the number of open routes, Chongqing's international aviation logistics industry has shown an upward trend.

The picture shows the Chongqing Airport Air Cargo Terminal.

Shen Wangshe

Probing the cause:

Timeliness advantage appears, local economic structure is optimized

  Shen Wang, deputy manager of the business development department of Chongqing Airport Aviation Ground Services Co., Ltd., believes that under the epidemic situation, Chongqing's air cargo demand is strong. There are many reasons. First, due to the epidemic, sea and land transportation is relatively blocked, the supply of transportation capacity is insufficient, and the cargo owner The demand for timeliness is high, and the demand for the international air cargo market is enlarged; second, the effect of supporting policies for cargo development is obvious, which further stimulates market players to increase investment; third, the optimization of Chongqing's local economic structure and the upgrading of the industrial chain have led to increased demand.

  Chongqing Airport Aviation Ground Service Co., Ltd. undertakes about 80% of the business volume of Chongqing International Air Cargo.

During the epidemic, the company, as the main force in Chongqing Airport's epidemic prevention and control, fully fulfilled the responsibility of state-owned enterprises. On the basis of strict epidemic prevention and control, the company comprehensively provided Chongqing airport international and regional cargo and mail transportation guarantees.

  At the same time, in order to improve the timeliness of imported goods under normalized epidemic prevention and control, Chongqing Airport Aviation Ground Service Co., Ltd. actively communicates with local airports and customs, fully cooperates, and cooperates with Chongqing Port Logistics Office to issue "Chongqing Air Port Imported Goods" Express “Working Measures for Quick Release”, build a communication platform with major freight forwarders and shippers in the city, create emergency protection channels, and manage warehouses with “divisional classification and semicolon” ​​management, which greatly improves the timeliness of transportation guarantee for urgent materials and special goods. Up to now , Has processed more than 10,000 "fast release" imported goods.

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