UPS ADDS SECOND FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA
United Parcel Service, the Atlanta-based transport giant, has added a second weekly freighter flight from the U.S. to Australia to capitalize on strong air freight demand in the Asia/Pacific region. The new flight also comes just in time fore the 2000 Olympics this summer.
UPS said its Asia Pacific volume increased more than 20 percent year-over-year in the first quarter. “Australia and the entire Asia Pacific region are playing an increasingly larger role in UPS's global business,” said Bob Lekites, UPS airline operations manager.
UPS will operate a B767 from Ontario, Calif., to Sydney every Saturday, arriving at destination Monday morning for same-day delivery. UPS has flown a B747 from Louisville to Sydney since 1998.