On January 13, 2024, Beijing time, A B767-300 freighter of SF Airlines carrying 41 tons of cargo departed from Ezhou Huahu Airport to Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan, which marks the opening of new international cargo route “Ezhou=Lahore” . This is the first cargo route of Ezhou to Pakistan and also the first international route opened in 2024 by SF Airlines in Ezhou.

 

“Ezhou=Lahore” route operates three flights a week and can provides more than 300 tons of air capacity between Ezhou and Lahore every week. The transported goods include textiles, 3C electronic products, electronic equipment, etc. With the opening of this route, a more efficient and stable air logistics way is built for economic and trade exchanges between China and Pakistan , and the logistics advantage for Chinese brands to explore the Pakistani market is also established.

 

In 2023, SF Airlines has opened 10 international routes from Ezhou to Liège, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, New York, Abu Dhabi, Chennai, Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Osaka. And gradually formed a network radiating from Ezhou to Europe, North America, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Northeast Asia, which attracts domestic and international cargo to be converged, distributed and transported through Ezhou, and then attract the location and development in Ezhou of domestic and foreign famous enterprises. In 2023, the total inbound and outbound cargo volume of SF Airlines has exceeded 200,000 tons in Ezhou Huahu Airport, of which international cargo volume accounts for nearly 20%.

 

“Ezhou=Lahore” is the third route of SF Airlines from Ezhou to South Asia. Before that, SF Airlines has opened two routes of " Ezhou=Delhi " and " Ezhou=Chennai ". The opening of the third route further increases the flights frequency from Ezhou to the South Asia, expands Ezhou's international logistics network, and assists Ezhou Huahu Airport upgrading "reaching the whole country overnight and connecting the world every other day". All the cargo flights accelerate the construction of the first-class international air cargo hub, support the development of air industry and airport-related economy, and build Hubei into an "air gate".

 

In 2024, SF Airlines will make the best use of advantage of air gateway and efficient cargo service of Ezhou Huahu Airport to expand the international network and strengthen international logistics supply chain service capability continually, and fully utilize the value of aviation logistics service to help the high-quality development of export-oriented economy.

 

By Stephanie Shang