EVA Air restarts Taipei/Vienna freighter

EVA Air restarts Taipei/Vienna freighter

   EVA Air Cargo has reintroduced its all-cargo service to Vienna, Austria, operating a Boeing 747-400 freighter on a Taipei/New Delhi/Vienna route inbound and via Vienna/Brussels/New Delhi/Taipei on its return to Asia.

   The all-cargo flights arrive in Vienna on Thursday and Sunday at 11:10 a.m., unload and reload in only two hours, and depart at 1:10 p.m.

   EVA said the flights, which started March 18, provide Austrian and Eastern European shippers 36 to 60 tons of additional air cargo capacity. At the same time, the carrier continues to provide 24 to 36 tons of belly space a week on its three passenger flights.

   'We've relaunched freighter flights to Vienna to meet demand in the air cargo business that began to rise during the fourth quarter of 2009 with the start of worldwide economic recovery,' said K.W. Nieh, EVA Air spokesman, in a statement.

   'Demand from the Central and Eastern European region is especially promising and our target for the next few months is to meet these air freight needs with increased capacity,' he said. 'We'll build on this service to optimize our opportunities for future growth in Austria and its neighboring countries.'

   EVA Air provides a volume of 600 cubic meters on each Taipei/New Delhi/Vienna/Brussels/New Delhi/Taipei flight, accommodating as many as 72 pallets on the main deck and either nine pallets or 30 containers on the lower deck.

   Goods transported by EVA Air from Asia to Europe include laptops, television sets and parts, jewelry, gift items, textiles, electronics, entertainment industry equipment and mobile phones. Among the goods carried from Europe to Asia are cars, turbines, solar energy equipment, wine, crystal jewelry, beverages and kitchen furnishings.