Emirate Sky Cargo provides additional capacity to help Bangladeshi exports
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Emirate Sky Cargo has introduced a scheduled weekly Boeing 777 freighter service to Dhaka to provide additional cargo capacity to Bangladesh's growing export market.
The cargo division of the Dubai based airline carried a record 2,000 tonnes of cargo from Dhaka during the month of March, operating nine freighters as well as using bellies of the 17 weekly passenger flights.
This also represented the largest number of freighter operations into Dhaka in a single month, including three consecutive state-of-the-art Boeing 777 freighter services on March 23, 24 and 25.
Emirates Area Manager- Bangladesh Husain Al-Safi explained that the new service was introduced from April 6 in order to assist Bangladesh exports. Ad hoc freighters will be added as per market demand.
"Our loads comprise a lot of readymade garments bound for Europe." he says. "As the economies there start to emerge from recession, people are starting to spend again which has a very positive knock-on effect on Bangladesh, where many of these clothes are made.
"The demand for air cargo out of Dhaka has grown manifold because of congestion at the country's seaports, coupled with the renewed demand in the big consumer markets. Emirates SkyCargo is pleased to be able to help Bangladeshi exports to meet their strict delivery deadlines which in turn helps boost the country's export earnings."
Emirates SkyCargo has specially designed containers to transport high value garments, such as high value suites and designer ladies wear, on hangers.
The other big sector the airline serves is Bangladesh's pharmaceutical industry.
"We provide Cool Chain solutions for perishable and medicines, which require temperature controlled containers," says Mr Al-Safi, "About 80 per cent of the Bangladesh's pharma exports are transported by Emirates SkyCargo.
The freighter service departs Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport at 17:00 hrs on Tuesdays, touching down in Dubai at20:40 hrs. Cargo is then transferred to more 100 destinations across the Emirates network, often within 24 hours.
The cargo division of the Dubai based airline carried a record 2,000 tonnes of cargo from Dhaka during the month of March, operating nine freighters as well as using bellies of the 17 weekly passenger flights.
This also represented the largest number of freighter operations into Dhaka in a single month, including three consecutive state-of-the-art Boeing 777 freighter services on March 23, 24 and 25.
Emirates Area Manager- Bangladesh Husain Al-Safi explained that the new service was introduced from April 6 in order to assist Bangladesh exports. Ad hoc freighters will be added as per market demand.
"Our loads comprise a lot of readymade garments bound for Europe." he says. "As the economies there start to emerge from recession, people are starting to spend again which has a very positive knock-on effect on Bangladesh, where many of these clothes are made.
"The demand for air cargo out of Dhaka has grown manifold because of congestion at the country's seaports, coupled with the renewed demand in the big consumer markets. Emirates SkyCargo is pleased to be able to help Bangladeshi exports to meet their strict delivery deadlines which in turn helps boost the country's export earnings."
Emirates SkyCargo has specially designed containers to transport high value garments, such as high value suites and designer ladies wear, on hangers.
The other big sector the airline serves is Bangladesh's pharmaceutical industry.
"We provide Cool Chain solutions for perishable and medicines, which require temperature controlled containers," says Mr Al-Safi, "About 80 per cent of the Bangladesh's pharma exports are transported by Emirates SkyCargo.
The freighter service departs Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport at 17:00 hrs on Tuesdays, touching down in Dubai at20:40 hrs. Cargo is then transferred to more 100 destinations across the Emirates network, often within 24 hours.