DRAGONAIR’S FIRST PURCHASED FREIGHTER ENTERS SERVICE
Dragonair, a Hong Kong-based airline, said its first purchased freighter, a Boeing 747-300, made its initial flight from Hong Kong International Airport to Osaka Wednesday.
The new freighter allows Dragonair to boost cargo frequencies to Dubai, Manchester and Amsterdam to five a week, from three a week, and increase all-cargo flights to Shanghai twice a week.
“The new freighter is entering service in a period when the cargo market has slowed worldwide, but we are committed to the market for the long-term,” said Stanley Hui, Dragonair's chief executive officer.
The airline’s second purchased freighter, now undergoing conversion into a freighter at TAECO in Xiamen, is scheduled to join the fleet in October.