Thursday 26 March 2020

New cargo routes of SF Airlines in March 2020

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                 / KUCINTA SETIA



As the pandemic rages throughout the world, the cargo industry does not appear to be affected by it. In Asia, the airline that has reported the fastest freight traffic growth is SF Airlines, the largest cargo airline in China.

In March 2020, SF Airlines has launched more than four international routes. Below is the list of routes launched during this month by the cargo airline:-

12 March 2020 - Shenzhen - Sanya and Shenzhen - Kansai routes. The route to Japan is operated by SF Airlines' Boeing B757-200 aircraft. The domestic route is a charter flight.

13 March 2020 - Changsha - Hong Kong route. The route is operated by SF Airlines' B737 freighter.

14 March 2020 - Shenzhen - Kuala Lumpur route is the second route on SF Airlines' Malaysia route network after its Zhengzhou - Kuala Lumpur route which was opened in September 2019.



Image courtesy : SF Airlines

17 March 2020 - Wuxi - Singapore route  is SF Airlines' second route after its Shenzhen - Singapore route which was launched in September 2018. This Wuxi cargo route, operated by B747-400F, is the airline's second international route from Wuxi after Wuxi - Hahn route which was launched in 2019.

24 March 2020 - SF Airlines launches Pudong - Narita route with its B757-200F.

25 March 2020 - SF Airlines B757-200 freighter launches flight to Suvarnabhumi from Hangzhou.

SF Airlines celebrates ten years of cargo flight operations on 31 December 2019. Formed on 10 November 2010 with its headquarters in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, its fleet of 58 freighters fly to more than 65 destinations including 13 international routes. It plans to launch more new international routes in April and May 2020 to bolster growth of China's air cargo industry.




Image courtesy : SF Airlines

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