Emirates SkyCargo has now launched services to 11 destinations in the Middle East, seven in Africa, 22 in Asia, six in Australasia, 15 in Europe and six cities in the Americas.
Emirates SkyCargo operated over 2,500 dedicated cargo flights in April, which saw the transporting of essential supplies such as protective equipment, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and food. The Dubai-based carrier has begun flights to 67 destinations across six continents. The Dubai-based carrier has launched services to 11 destinations in the Middle East, seven in Africa, 22 in Asia, six in Australasia, 15 in Europe and six cities in the Americas.
“Over the last six to eight weeks, we have had to work innovatively and around the clock to move essential cargo to destinations where they were most needed. We started with just about a dozen cities served by our Boeing 777-300ER passenger freighters at the end of March but within the space of a month we have scaled our operations to a point where we now have more than 65 destinations as part of our network and about 85 daily cargo flights,” – Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo.
“Our cargo operations continue to grow, as we see strong demand and every day we work to connect more points with our flights. Our operations support not just the immediate relief efforts, but in a distributed global economy, they also help keep businesses and trade running,” said Sultan, who added that passengers would also be allowed to travel on cargo flights, should approvals be received from respective national authorities.
