Regular all-cargo air service begins between Chinese city Lanzhou and Lahore
China and Pakistan have started a new all-cargo air service between the Chinese province Gansu's capital city, Lanzhou and Punjab's capital Lahore. On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Boeing B757-200F aircraft made first cargo flight from Lanzhou Zhongchuan loaded with about 20 tonnes of garments, electric machines, and construction material. It would be the first regular international all-cargo air service in Gansu province. The two-way cargo service is planned twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.
LANZHOU, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) – A new all-cargo air service has been launched between Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, and Lahore in Pakistan.
Carrying nearly 20 tonnes of garment, electric appliances and construction materials, a Boeing B757-200F aircraft took off from Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport on Tuesday, marking the opening of the first regular international all-cargo air route in Gansu.
The round-trip service is scheduled twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Luo Zhe, deputy director of the administrative committee of International Land Port of Gansu (Lanzhou), said the new service is a measure taken by Lanzhou to build itself into distribution center for international air cargo in northwestern China.
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