Saudi Airlines Cargo Co. has launched a new direct freighter service between Shanghai and New Delhi as part of the airline’s continued expansion strategy. The new direct service offers scheduled main deck capacity using B747-400F aircraft, operating twice weekly directly between the two cities.

Vikram Vohra, regional director Far East, Saudi Airlines Cargo, said: “Our focus is to improve connectivity and provide a growing network of destinations and quality operations to our customers and the direct service between Shanghai and New Delhi, has been specifically designed for customers in both cities in order to fulfill their needs and requirements.”

The company offers its Chinese shippers 900T of capacity per week from Shanghai and Guangzhou.