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FedEx Express has added new direct flights from Hong Kong to the United States and Europe as the city's export and import trade swings back to pre-crisis levels.
With the strong rebound in international trade, FedEx added two newly delivered Boeing 777 freighters to its Hong Kong operation from March 29, bringing the total weekly flights from the city to the US and Europe to 17 from 12, the South China Morning Post reported.
The 777s, which are being used to replace MD-11s on the six-times-a-week service to Memphis, have increased the capacity per trip by 6.8 tonnes, or 10 percent per flight.
The spare MD-11s have been redeployed on a new service between Hong Kong and Paris, the first direct European service from Hong Kong by FedEx. European shipments from Hong Kong used to go via Guangzhou.
The five times a week service to Paris would be upgraded to 777 freighters by the end of the year, which means 13.6 tonnes in additional payload per flight, or a 25 percent increase in capacity,
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