Saudia Cargo has signed a cargo agreement with IT and logistics operator, Cainiao Network – the logistics arm of Alibaba Group – to support e-commerce operations between China and Europe.
The carrier will operate five weekly flights from Hong Kong to Liege in Belgium with Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia, as a connection point. These flights will form a sky bridge between Asia and Europe to facilitate the global e-commerce boom.
Saudia Cargo’s CEO, Omar Hariri, said, “This agreement is part of our framework to transform the Kingdom into an open gate for world trade and a bridge connecting East and West by leveraging its strategic location in the centre of the world. Other promising partnerships will be coming up in the near future to reinforce the logistic operations of Alibaba on both continents. The global pandemic has revealed the urging need for cargo services due to the rapidly growing demand for online shopping.”
Since the start of the pandemic, Saudia Cargo has announced several measures to ensure the continuity of its highly efficient logistic operations such as increasing cargo flights to many destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia and the US to keep a regular flow of vital products and maintain the economic and commercial sustainability in the Kingdom. With a fleet of seven freighter aircraft, including 3 Boeing 747-400Fs, Saudia Cargo said it has adequate space and tonnage capacity to haul e-commerce goods on different routes.
Source: Middle East Logistics
