Cargoitalia has commenced scheduled direct services twice weekly to Shanghai Pudong Airport from Malpensa, its Milan hub, using its recently-delivered third MD11 freighter.
The airline now flies to Shanghai every Wednesday and Sunday.
The inaugural rotation achieved an average 76% load factor, with almost double the cargo booked on the return flight from China compared to the outbound service.
The addition of Shanghai to the Cargoitalia network also opens up the potential for transhipment traffic to and from the US via Milan, using the airline’s New York and Chicago services.
Canadian Transportation and Logistics reports Cargoitalia will increase its flight frequency to Shanghai to three times weekly from October, bringing the weekly total of its outbound flights to 13. The airline’s network now includes New York, Chicago, Dubai, Sharjah, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Categories