UPS EXPANDS CHINA-EUROPE FLIGHTS

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Thursday, 27 July 2006

UPS has begun direct air services from Shanghai to Europe along with the addition of three new flights connecting Shanghai to the U.S. and another new flight between Qingdao and Incheon, Korea. The integrator will utilise MD-11 aircraft to fly from Shanghai to Cologne five times a week.

In addition to the new service to Europe, the company has added three new frequencies on its Shanghai-U.S. route, increasing to nine times per week the number of non-stop flights on that route. The number of flights into Qingdao, a major port and manufacturing centre, now has increased to six per week.

The integrator’s growth is part of a broader effort to accelerate global trade and offer new service options to customers. UPS in recent months has doubled the size of its air hub in Cologne, Germany; begun expanding its network reach inside China and Japan; expanded its intra-Asia air hub in the Philippines; is nearing completion of a new 425,000-square-foot freight and logistics hub in Singapore; is developing a new air hub in Shanghai, and has re-engineered its U.S. ground network to accelerate the delivery of more than half-a-million packages every day.

"UPS now flies to more points in China than any other U.S. airline, freight or passenger," said David Abney, president, International Operations. "These new flights are part of our strategy to expand our service options, stay ahead of customer needs and solidify our position as the leader in the world's fastest growing market."