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UAE- Etihad Cargo to start Guangzhou service

10 Jan 2013

(MENAFN) Etihad Airways chief strategy and planning officer, Kevin Knight, stated that the company’s cargo unit will launch direct weekly freighter operation to Guangzhou, China’s third largest city, reported Emirates 24/7.

Knight said that Etihad Cargo will operate the new service on Thursdays via an Airbus A330-200F freighter, with a capacity of 68 metric tons.

The Chinese city is considered a major hub for the manufacturing of electronic goods.

He added that the service is Etihad Cargo’s third gateway in the Asian country, as the firm already operates 9 weekly freighter services between Abu Dhabi and China’s Shanghai and Beijing cities.

The latest addition is expected to boost trade ties between the UAE and China.

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