Cainiao Network is extending its partnership with Atlas Air with the launch of a new air freight route connecting Hong Kong to Bogotá, Colombia, using the latter’s 747-8F plane.

With cargo capacity of 133 tonnes, the freighter will depart Hong Kong International Airport and transit in Miami International Airport (MIA), with final destination at El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogotá, Colombia.

Cainiao said the air freight route will be further optimized and upgraded to include transit in São Paulo, Brazil, flying a Hong Kong–Miami–São Paulo–Bogotá route which will shorten flight duration to only 37 hours.

The Alibaba logistics unit said it has increased its charter flights to Latin America to eight per week. Atlas Air started operating three weekly charter flights for Cainiao to link Hong Kong with Brazil and Chile in October 2020. In November 2021, Cainiao expanded this partnership to include daily charter flights between China and Santiago, Chile. And, in February, it welcomed a new Boeing 747-8F under a long-term agreement to increase capacity on routes from China to Brazil and Chile.