Glasgow Prestwick Airport has confirmed a new direct cargo route to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).
The new route diversifies its China network and gives Scottish exporters access to one of Asia’s leading freight hubs.
Air China Cargo is switching three of its four-weekly B777 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) services to PVG, opening the new route, while continuing to operate 11 scheduled flights each week to and from Prestwick.
“Shanghai is a major global cargo hub and an important addition to Prestwick’s scheduled China services,” said Ian Forgie, Chief Executive Officer, Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
“This new route gives cargo customers more choice across mainland China and strengthens our ability to support fast growing e-commerce traffic into the United Kingdom.
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“It also opens a valuable new trade lane for Scottish exporters, including producers moving premium seafood and other time sensitive goods into Asia.”
The new weekly cargo service follows a year of sustained cargo growth at Prestwick, with 15 weekly scheduled services now operating to and from mainland China and three from Hong Kong.
Prestwick has celebrated processing more than 25 million e-commerce parcels since May 2025 with Royal Mail and EVRi and recently marked more than one million kilograms of Scottish salmon exported since January 1, 2026.
Prestwick will exhibit at the Air Cargo China (Shanghai) trade fair from June 24 to 26.
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