Emirates SkyCargo expands Europe network

Emirates SkyCargo expands Europe network

   Emirates SkyCargo last week started scheduled freighter services from Dubai to Zurich, Rome and Vienna.

   All of the new services operate with Airbus A310-300F freighters. Flights to Zurich depart Dubai every Thursday and Sunday, while services to Rome depart on Wednesdays and Fridays. The flights to Vienna leave Dubai on Saturdays.

   “The expansion into Vienna will allow customers to capitalize on transit access to a number of markets including Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic and improve trade channels for commodities in electronics and garments from the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East to Southern Europe, as well as enhance trade of telecommunications equipment to the Indian Subcontinent,” the airline said.

   “The new route to Zurich will enable the export of perishables and special cargo from the Indian Subcontinent and Australasia as well as open trade of general merchandise to the Middle East.

   “Traffic into Rome is expected to consist of perishables and live tropical fish from the Indian Subcontinent as well as seasonal fresh fish from the Middle East. Exports from Rome will include consolidated shipments consisting of small machinery products and leather goods,” Emirates SkyCargo said.

   Emirates SkyCargo also provides freighter services to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Milan and Gothenburg in addition to its scheduled bellyhold destinations across Europe and the United Kingdom.