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scheduled weekly freighter destinations.
South America is one of our main focus
regions and we believe that there is
a lot of potential for further growth in
demand for air cargo capacity in this
region,” said Hiran Perera, Emirates
Senior Vice President, Cargo Planning
& Freighters. “We are also delighted
to be working with Avianca for this
freighter service and we look forward
to strengthening our partnership to
facilitate more trade between customers
in South America and the rest of the
world,” he added.
Emirates SkyCargo in South America
Emirates SkyCargo offers a combination
of main deck and belly hold cargo
capacity on its fleet of over 274 all
widebody aircraft which includes 14
freighter aircraft- 13 Boeing 777Fs and
one Boeing 747F. The air cargo carrier
also operates a dedicated terminal,
Emirates SkyCentral DWC, for cargo
moving on its freighter aircraft. The state
of the art facility has over 15,000 square
metres of dedicated storage space
for temperature-sensitive goods and
dedicated aircraft parking bays in close
proximity to the terminal allowing for
quick transfer of goods to and from the
aircraft leading to faster deliveries and
more efficient connections for cargo.
In South America Emirates SkyCargo
currently transports cargo on its
passenger and freighter services to
and from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro,
Santiago, Viracopos and Quito. With
the addition of Bogota, the air cargo
carrier will be able to offer a weekly
cargo capacity of close to 500 tonnes to
South American customers.
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