Emirates cargo passes million mark from Newcastle Airport
19.04.08
Dubai airline Emirates has revealed that cargo carryings on its flights to and from Newcastle Airport have passed the one million kilo mark, just over 7 months after it commenced flights from the hub.
The latest milestone comes after the recent news that, in its first 6 months of operation, the airline shipped 730,000 kilos, twice the total cargo throughput of Newcastle Airport in the entire year before Emirates started its flights. Over half the cargo being exported from the north east is now being flown on Emirates' services from Newcastle, according to industry statistics.
The carrier's daily non-stop service from Newcastle to Dubai, which launched on September 1, 2007, is operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft with up to 14 tonnes of cargo carrying capacity. Popular commodities include lighting and musical equipment, ships spare parts, books, fresh seafood along with more exotic cargo such as falcons flown in the Middle East.
Emirates SkyCargo, the airline's cargo division, has been working closely with freight forwarders throughout the north east to offer cargo services direct from the region to Dubai and onwards to an extensive global network of more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.skycargo.com.
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