Saudi Airlines Cargo said it will add a second freighter to its portfolio of flights operating to/from the Far East mainly mainland China starting from today (March 4). The new MD11F service will operate every Sunday night from Guangzhou (CAN) offering a direct freighter connection to Brussels. With the commencement of the new freighter service, Saudi Cargo will offer 180T per week from the largest manufacturing base in South China to destinations in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The Saudi firm said via a combination of passenger and freighter flights, total frequencies from Guangzhou will increase to five per week. "This new expansion comes at a fitting time as China's export market fully reopens after Chinese New Year," said Vikram Vohra, regional sales director Far East at Saudi Airlines Cargo. "It will enable Saudi Cargo to take a leading position from Guangzhou, offering shippers dedicated capacity and access to its worldwide global network," he added. The company operates scheduled freighter services with 12 freighters and sells the belly-capacity on 140 passenger aircraft for Saudi Arabian Airlines spanning a rapidly expanding global network of 225 destinations. The cargo airline also provides cost-effective and practical worldwide charter flight solutions from a growing fleet of dedicated charter aircraft. Saudi Airlines Cargo announced recently that it will begin operating 3 weekly 747 freighters to the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC) this March. The service will operate three times per week, with direct flights departing from Brussels twice a week and from Amsterdam once a week. The new service, which is part of a global part charter program with DHL Global Forwarding, enables Saudi Airlines Cargo to offer direct capacity from Europe to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Saudia Cargo operates scheduled freighter services with 12 freighters and sells the belly-capacity on 140 passenger aircraft.
