A NEW air cargo route was launched Saturday morning linking Ezhou Huahu Airport in central China’s Hubei Province with Lahore in Pakistan, said SF Airlines, China’s largest air cargo carrier by fleet size.

The Ezhou-Lahore cargo route is the first international air cargo route launched by SF Airlines this year departing from the Huahu airport, China’s first cargo-focused airport, the airline said.

Three weekly round-trip air cargo flights are scheduled between Ezhou and the provincial capital city Lahore of Pakistan’s east Punjab province.

This new route will bring a total of around 300 tons of air express capacity per week, sustaining logistics between China and Pakistan with efficient and stable air transport services, according to the airline.

The Ezhou Huahu Airport, which began operations in July 2022, is a cargo-focused hub airport with extensive cargo traffic and some passenger traffic. In April 2023, it opened its first international cargo route.

Headquartered in Shenzhen, SF Airlines is the aviation branch of China’s leading courier enterprise SF Express. It operates a fleet of 84 freighters, connecting more than 90 destinations at home and globally. To date, the cargo airline has launched a total of 11 international cargo routes connecting Ezhou with global destinations such as Belgium, India, the United States, Germany and the United Arab Emirates.                    (SD-Xinhua)