South Korea's Asiana Airlines has begun a three-times-weekly cargo service from Seoul, South Korea to Miami International Airport in the US.
Miami now has four Asian airlines operating freighter flights to the major international cargo hubs of Taipei, Seoul and Hong Kong and cargo tonnage between Miami and Asia is up nine per cent so far this year.
During 2010, cargo volumes between all of Asia and MIA rose 16 per cent, while trade values rose 36 per cent for a total of US$3.4 billion.
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