Saudia Cargo Expands Freighter Services to Boost Asia-Europe E-commerce Trade

Iruni Kalupahana Jadetimes Staff

I. Kalupahana is a Jadetimes news reporter covering Asia

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Saudia Cargo recently announced the introduction of new freighter services in an effort to increase its presence in the emerging e-commerce traffic between Europe and Asia. Twice a week, the new routes will operate between Liege Airport (LGG) in Belgium and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) in China. In the meantime, a weekly freighter service will depart from Liege to King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

These new services are part of Saudia's strategic intent to build its global network and support trade development in line with Saudi Vision 2030. Saudia Cargo currently has a fleet of seven dedicated freighters, including Boeing 747 and Boeing 777 aircraft.

The airline emphasized that the China flights are launched in collaboration with major e-commerce platforms, merchants, and logistics players. The action is to meet expanding demand and support on time delivery of products.

Marwan Niazi, Saudia Cargo Senior Vice President of Sales, said:

These new strategic routes offer promising prospects to our customers and contribute to building a new global trade era among Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Adding the Liège and Zhengzhou routes will be a game changer for our operations."

He further noted that the expansion will allow Saudia Cargo to offer state of the art, sustainable logistics solutions and establish Saudi Arabia as an international logistics hub.

The new LGG to Dammam direct flight service started operations on 3 April, and Saudia Cargo flights from Liege per week were raised to 11. The airline underscored that this was a clear indication of its growing activity in Europe as well as its capacity to handle time. critical shipments.

In addition to the new route announcements, Saudia Cargo also announced it has obtained IATA's CEIV Fresh certification, which confirms the airline's compliance with international standards in temperature-sensitive perishable cargo handling. The certification is another milestone for boosting its skills in the perishables business.

The announcements come as Saudia Cargo's commitment to meeting the evolving needs of the global logistics market and supporting its partners along major trade routes.