EMIRATES BEEFS UP EUROPE FREIGHTER SERVICES
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- Thursday, 27 July 2006
The services, operated with an A310-300F freighter, will maximize capacity across the carrier’s route network, connecting Central Europe to Dubai as a gateway into Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East. Services to Zurich will run twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays, services to Rome will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays and services to Vienna will operate on Saturdays.
A spokesperson said the expansion into Vienna would allow customers to capitalize on transit access to a number of markets including Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
“The new services will improve trade channels for commodities in electronics and garments from the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East to Southern Europe, as well as enhance trade of telecommunications equipment to the Indian Subcontinent,” he said. “The new route to Zurich will enable the export of perishables and special cargo from the Indian Subcontinent and Australasia as well as open trade of general merchandise to the Middle East.”
Traffic into Rome is expected to consist of perishables and live tropical fish from the Indian Subcontinent as well as seasonal fresh fish from the Middle East. Exports from Rome will include consolidated shipments consisting of small machinery products and leather goods.
