Shunfeng Airlines opens the first international cargo route at Ezhou Huahu Airport

CTOnews.com April 1 news, Shunfeng Group official public number issued a document, April 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., Shunfeng Airlines B747-400ERF carrying about 105 tons of cargo, took off from Ezhou Huahu Airport to Belgium Liege Airport, marking the official opening of Ezhou Huahu Airport's first international cargo route "Ezhou = Liege," which means Shunfeng Airlines officially kicked off international operation at Ezhou Airport. It took the first step from Ezhou to the world.

The two-way cargo transported on the route of "Ezhou = Lieri" includes ordinary cargo, e-commerce cargo, express mail, etc. The first flight is expected to arrive at Lieri at about 23:00 p.m. on April 1, return to Ezhou after unloading and loading, and return to Ezhou at about 12:00 noon on April 2.

From April 3, the route is scheduled to operate twice a week and is expected to provide more than 400 tons of air capacity per week for cargo circulation between Central Europe. In one day, Shunfeng Airlines 'B747-400ERF all-cargo plane can realize round-trip flight between Ezhou in China and Liege in Belgium, which will build a safe and efficient air logistics channel for China-EU economic and trade exchanges, and provide assistance for Ezhou Airport to create a fast cargo flow circle pattern of "reaching the whole country overnight and connecting the world every other day."

Since 2020, Shunfeng Airlines has operated routes such as "Changsha = Liege,""Wuhan = Liege,""Wuhan-Liege-Haikou,""Wuhan-Liege-Beijing,""Ezhou = Shenzhen,""Ezhou = Shanghai," etc.

On March 26, the fleet size of Shunfeng Airlines all-cargo aircraft has increased to 80 aircraft, including 3 B747-400ERF, 19 B767-300BCF, 41 B757- 200F and 17 B737-300/400F, among which wide-body aircraft account for nearly 30%. At present, SF Airlines has navigated more than 90 domestic and international stations (including historical navigation points).