China Southern Airlines has started an all-cargo service from its base Guangzhou via eastern city Hangzhou to Los Angeles, which shortens freight transport time from Hangzhou to Los Angeles to 11 and a half hours, Xinhua reports. The new service uses Boeing 777-200 freighter that can carry 90 tonnes and operates under the flight number of CZ469. Initially, weekly flights will depart Guangzhou Saturdays at 0430 hrs, arriving at Hangzhou at 0620 hrs, then taking off at 0750 hrs for Los Angeles. Customers can also choose to have their shipments transit via China Southerns air-truck or air-air intermodal service network to over 80 cities in east coast of North America including New York, Atlanta and Boston as well as 60 South American cities in Chile, Paraguay and Brazil. Hangzhou and its neighbouring regions including Xiaoshan, Shaoxing and Ningbo, generate large amount of exports to the US every year. However, the previous lack of direct all-cargo flight service to US had forced most of such shipments to be transported by trucks or on air to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou to be exported, causing higher cost. The new service offers a faster, more convenient way for time-sensitive international shipments from Zhejiang province, where Hangzhou is located, helping to save time and money for exporters in the region.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:39:14 +0000
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