Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) saw its wide-body cargo flights expand from early December with the addition of Cathay Pacific Cargo’s eighth weekly flight from Hong Kong.
“Cathay Pacific Cargo has been an amazing success story for DFW, having grown from three weekly flights just two years ago to now eight weekly trips,” said Joe Lopano, DFW’s executive vice president of marketing and terminal management. “This great new service provides easy access for customers from the Pearl River Delta to the Mid-Continent and East Coast.”
The new flight provides dedicated direct service from DFW to Hong Kong, while the existing seven flights fly from Hong Kong to DFW to Atlanta and then back to Hong Kong. Th e new frequency comes just months after Cathay Pacific Cargo added three weekly flights in July and August of this year.
“Cathay Pacific Cargo is quickly making DFW a major foothold in the United States, due to the fast growing North Texas economy and a continued growth in trade with Asia,” said Bill Frainey, DFW’s assistant vice president of marketing.
Th e additional 747 flight will mark the first time in the airport’s history that 50 weekly wide-body cargo flights will arrive at DFW. Th e Airport has seen an annual growth rate of 22 per cent since 2002 from the Asian market, and with the new flight DFW now receives 39 freighters from Asia weekly. In addition, DFW sees nine weekly freighters to Europe andtwo to Mexico.