China News Service, Harbin, January 12 (Qiu Jian reporter Shi Yifu) Harbin Airport announced on the 12th that in 2021, Harbin Airport will carry out a total of 199 cargo charter flights to Russia, sending 6,554.56 tons of goods, an increase of 130.61% year-on-year. It has made positive contributions to the stability of the international industrial chain and supply chain and the promotion of domestic and international dual circulation.
Affected by the epidemic, there has been a backlog of goods at land ports, which cannot be shipped; the sea voyages are long and the transportation capacity is insufficient, and traditional foreign trade methods have been impacted, and air freight has become the first choice for enterprises in foreign trade.
In order to seize the opportunity, Heilongjiang Airport Group planned ahead of time to speed up the recovery and increase of international all-cargo routes to promote the rapid growth of international cargo volume.
"The Harbin-Moscow cargo charter flight will be opened in 2021, with an average of 7 flights per week." The person in charge of the international business department of Harbin Airport Cargo Sales Company said that the air cargo business to Russia has become the basis for stabilizing foreign trade and promoting high-quality trade. important driver of development.
The Harbin-Moscow cargo charter route is the epitome of the "big channel" to Russia that has been built by Harbin Airport for nearly a decade.
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Under the consideration of "facing Russia and serving the whole of China", "the construction of the logistics channel to Russia" has become a new "breakthrough".
According to data released by Harbin Airport, since the opening of the e-commerce charter flight route between Harbin and Russia in 2013, a total of 951 flights have been shipped, with a cargo volume of about 23,500 tons, which has become a new source of power to promote local economic development.
A cargo chartered plane from Harbin Airport to Russia loads cargo.
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According to the relevant person in charge of Harbin Russian Express Technology and Trade Co., Ltd., the company is currently preparing another freight route from Harbin to Frankfurt, Germany.
"If the opening is successful, this will be Harbin's first intercontinental route to the hinterland of Europe." This is of great significance to further consolidating Harbin's status as an international aviation hub and building a new pattern of an all-round three-dimensional cross-border logistics system.
"As my country's economy continues to recover steadily and keeps improving, the demand for air transportation to Russia will remain high." The relevant person in charge of Heilongjiang Airport Group said that the transportation organization of cargo routes to Russia will be strengthened, the guarantee plan will be optimized, and the route network will be improved. Layout and accelerate the construction of Harbin International Aviation Hub.
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