China News Service, Guangzhou, March 2 (Guo Jun and Chen Shaoying) On March 1, China Southern Airlines cargo flight CZ5233 took off from Guangzhou to Sydney, Australia with 75 tons of anti-epidemic materials. freighter flights.
The reporter learned from China Southern Airlines on the 2nd that in order to unblock the main artery of China-Australia air transportation and help the global fight against the epidemic, China Southern Airlines Logistics will plan to carry out 4 Guangzhou-Sydney freighter flights in March.
Since the end of last year, the Omicron virus strain has continued to spread, and the overseas epidemic prevention and control situation is still severe. The export demand for new crown detection kits, masks and other epidemic prevention materials produced in China has been at a high level.
China Southern Airlines Logistics Co., Ltd. collected customers' transportation needs in advance, planned the layout of transportation capacity, coordinated the "passenger-cargo relationship", implemented the development strategy of "equal emphasis on passenger and cargo", and increased the investment of Boeing 777 on the basis of the normal operation of "passenger-to-cargo" flights in the direction of Oceania. All-cargo flights will effectively enhance the air cargo capacity, improve the modern circulation system, and unblock the new development pattern of "dual circulation".
China Southern Airlines put freighter capacity to fly Guangzhou-Sydney route Photo courtesy of China Southern Airlines
It is reported that in March, China Southern Airlines Logistics Co., Ltd. is expected to carry out 23 passenger-to-cargo flights per week from Guangzhou and Shenzhen to Australia, and will invest 4 more all-cargo flights from Guangzhou to Sydney throughout the month. The monthly capacity to Oceania can reach 3,000. Tons or more, which greatly meets the transportation needs of new crown testing kits, masks, electronic products, e-commerce goods, clothing and other goods.
At present, China Southern has set up all-cargo operation sites in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chongqing, China. The freighter routes reach Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other places, with more than 60 flights departing from mainland China every week.
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