A Scottish airport has launched a new cargo link with a Chinese airline giant.
The new four-times-weekly Airbus A330 freighter service “strengthens e-commerce capacity and expands export routes for produce from Scotland and the UK”.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport has entered an agreement with Chinese carrier Beijing Capital Airlines, a member of Hainan Airline Group, to launch a regular freighter service linking Glasgow Prestwick Airport with Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport.
The first flight, operated by an Airbus A330-243 (P2F), arrived at Glasgow Prestwick Airport this week, marking the start of a four-times-weekly schedule.
The airport said: “Beijing Capital is the third cargo airline to realise the opportunity that exists at Glasgow Prestwick in the last six months.
“Each flight will carry e-commerce goods and general cargo inbound to the United Kingdom and premium produce including Scottish salmon and whisky along with other high value goods outbound to China.”
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Ian Forgie, chief executive of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, said: “This third scheduled service underlines Prestwick’s position as one of the United Kingdom’s leading cargo hubs and demonstrates the strength of our e-commerce solution.
“Our new partnership with Beijing Capital Airlines expands capacity, increases frequency, and offers exporters throughout the UK a new destination in mainland China.”
The airport added that “the agreement marks another milestone in Prestwick’s long-term cargo development strategy, which focuses on building sustainable, high-frequency routes that connect UK exporters with major international trading centres” adding: “Together, these services confirm Prestwick’s role as one of the UK’s key cargo hubs for China trade and e-commerce.”
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