SpiceJet’s active role in India’s Vande Bharat Mission saw the country’s ‘favourite carrier’ repatriate 160 stranded Indian nationals from Cebu to Chennai using a Boeing 737 aircraft, a press release confirmed. The airline also arranged complimentary air travel for three Philippine citizens requiring liver treatment in Hyderabad on 12 September. Four prior charter flights by the carrier between Manila and Delhi brought home around 700 Indians, and one flight from Delhi brought home 170 … [Read more...] about SpiceJet continues repatriation flights, waives domestic cancellation fees
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DHL Global Forwarding to launch air freight charter for bio and healthcare
DHL Global Forwarding has launched an air freight charter connecting Asia Pacific to Europe and the United States to meet demand from customers in the technology, manufacturing, life science and healthcare sectors. The twice weekly charter will be managed by StarBroker, DHL Global Forwarding’s in-house charter team, which will depart from Chongqing (CKG) and fly to Amsterdam (AMS), Chicago (ORD), and Incheon (ICN) before returning to China. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, exports of … [Read more...] about DHL Global Forwarding to launch air freight charter for bio and healthcare
Airbus Foundation and partners transport humanitarian aid to Beirut
Airbus Foundation sent humanitarian aid to those affected by the Beirut explosion, together with partners Association Les Amis Du Liban-Toulouse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, the Municipal Council of Toulouse, the German Red Cross/Bayer AG and Aviation sans Frontières, a press release confirmed. A fully loaded Airbus A350 XWB aircraft departed Toulouse, France to bring 90 cubic metres of cargo, including some medicines, masks, school items, electrical products and … [Read more...] about Airbus Foundation and partners transport humanitarian aid to Beirut
Cargo stays solid as Cathay Pacific braces for peak season with pre-orders
Cathay Pacific’s cargo figures for August looked like a repeat of the previous month as cargo and mail load factor jumped 14.2 percentage points to 75 percent from last year, a press release confirmed. Movements were driven by transport of pharmaceutical products and live animal shipments across the network, with its time-sensitive product Priority LIFT getting a boost in demand. Having received strong pre-orders, Cathay Pacific is “cautiously optimistic of a reasonably promising cargo … [Read more...] about Cargo stays solid as Cathay Pacific braces for peak season with pre-orders
LATAM restarts in Colombia with more cargo flights to Miami, more belly space for domestic
LATAM Cargo is set to add more freight capacity as it adds more flights and reactivates domestic cargo operations in Colombia. This is great news for flower exporters from the South American nation with more capacity from the 22 weekly freighter flights between Colombia and Miami. LATAM Cargo’s Bogota-Miami route will service 17 weekly freighter flights, whilst the cargo route from Medellin will operate five times per week. With passenger flights re-established following approval … [Read more...] about LATAM restarts in Colombia with more cargo flights to Miami, more belly space for domestic
HKIA aims to restore passenger confidence in air travel with health accreditation
The Hong Kong Airport Authority is working with the airport community and the Government to restore confidence in passengers by prioritising public health in the Hong Kong International Airport’s daily operations, even as passenger demand is unlikely to The HKIA has been accredited under the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) programme of the Airports Council International (ACI) for the next 12 months, a press release stated. Launched in July 2020, the AHA programme was established to … [Read more...] about HKIA aims to restore passenger confidence in air travel with health accreditation