By Xinyi Li, EDITOR

A fully loaded Boeing 777-200F cargo aircraft of Ethiopian Airlines departed from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport at 5:50 of June 26. Carrying 103 tons of goods, this flight premiered the new freight route from Chongqing to New Delhi and Addis Ababa. The first batch of commodities includes electronic products, retroreflective films, and cloth products made in Chongqing.

On June 26, the first freighter flights to Africa left from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

Starting with two flights per week, the airline is expected to add flights based on demand. As the first regular freight route linking Chongqing and South Asia and Africa, it will boost economic and trade communication between the Mountain City and those emerging markets. Additionally, it can develop international aviation logistics market in Chongqing, and serve economic and social growth here.

The freight route is going to satisfy transportation demands on laptops, mobile phones, and other products from Chongqing to the Middle East, India, and Africa, covering over 3 billion people. Thanks to that, the city can open wider to the world and make more convenient and efficient connectivity, joint contribution, and shared benefits with countries along the Belt and Road.

By now, Jiangbei International Airport has opened 85 international (regional) air routes, setting up a passenger/freight air service network connecting with Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and Africa

Jiangbei International Airport has opened 85 international (regional) air routes and set up a passenger and freight air service network connecting with Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and Africa. Next, the regular freight route will extend to important cities in South America, such as Sao Paulo in Brazil and Santiago in Chile, based on market demand. To fuel construction of the central international logistics hub, Chongqing plans to open freight routes to Mumbai (India), Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Haan (Germany) in the second half of 2019.

According to data, there are 24 freighter flights of Boeing 747 and 777, which have more than 2,000 tons of carrying capacity, every week in Chongqing. They are all used to freight integrated circuit, sensitive plates, E-business products, food, laptops, mobile phones, intelligent equipment, and so on. 

Moreover, Chongqing will develop more and more air partners. Chongqing is planning to open regular freight routes to Bombay of India, Dacca of Bangladesh, and Hahn of Germany. 

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Source: People's Daily, Chongqing Daily News