By Karamjit Kaur
A NEW all-cargo carrier, Shanghai-based China Cargo Airlines, will start operations at Changi Airport from Oct 9.
A joint venture between China Eastern Airlines and China Ocean Shipping, the airline will be the third freighter carrier that Changi welcomes this year; the other two being Malaysia's Transmile Air and Indonesia's Tri-MG Airlines.
The new carrier will operate 12 weekly flights on Boeing 777-200F and MD-11F aircraft, linking Singapore with Bangkok and Shanghai, Changi Airport Group said on Thursday.
With the arrival of China Cargo Airlines, there will be 16 such carriers operating at the airport. The new services commence as cargo traffic continues on its uptrend, the airport said.
For the first eight months of the year, total cargo throughput rose 15 per cent compared with the same period last year, with about 1.19 million tonnes moved.
In the same period, cargo carriage between Singapore and China has grown by 25 per cent year-on-year. China is one of Singapore's top three markets for cargo operations.
