Emirates SkyCargo has launched daily direct services to the South African port city of Durban, its third destination in the country and 17th in Africa.
The inaugural flight, which departed Dubai International Airport at 10.25hrs and touched down in KwaZulu Natal province at 17.10hrs local time Thursday, was carrying 14 tonnes of cargo in the belly of an A330-200 passenger aircraft.
Emirates SkyCargo has been serving the Durban market via road feeder services from Johannesburg and Cape Town and by air through codeshare partners for 14 years.
In the 12 months between August 2008 and July 2009, Emirates SkyCargo’s uplift of South African exports increased nearly four-fold over the previous 12 months to more than 50 million kilograms. The growth can be attributed to the introduction of the Cape Town service in March 2008 and the addition of the third daily flight to Johannesburg.
Further growth is expected, with nearly 100 tonnes of additional capacity each week out of Durban.
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