Hong Kong Air Cargo launches new route to Budapest
09 / 09 / 2024
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Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) has launched a new route between Hong Kong and Budapest in Hungary to further expand its international route network.
The airline said the new route would be served by two weekly flights operated by an Airbus A330-200 freighter.
Gary Zhan, chairman of Hong Kong Air Cargo, stated: “We are delighted to launch this new route, marking a significant milestone in our company’s development. This will facilitate greater trade between Hong Kong and Budapest, and we look forward to providing our customers with superior service.”
Budapest Airport is a key cargo hub in Central and Eastern Europe and had a total volume of 201,000 tons of cargo in 2023. The new route is expected to provide more efficient cargo transport solutions between Hong Kong and Budapest, plus the broader Central and Eastern European region, while also meeting growing e-commerce market demand, noted HKAC.
Hong Kong Air Cargo has been expanding its network over recent months as it looks to capitalise on the e-commerce boom.
In March, the carrier launched a service to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shortly before, in February, the company began operating new routes to Liege in Belgium and London Stansted.
Only in October last year did it start operations in Europe for the first time with a service to Milan Malpensa.
HKAC has also begun a new freighter service to Oslo this month as it looks to benefit from demand for seafood products in Asia.
The airline is supporting its network growth with fleet expansion. HKAC currently has five A330-200Fs that are dry leased from its parent company Hong Kong Airlines, plus an EFW-converted Airbus A330-300P2F that is on ACMI lease.
By 2027, HKAC aims to have 15 aircraft – comprising owned and aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) leased aircraft, confirmed president and chief operations officer Captain Clifford Hung in an interview with Air Cargo News earlier this year.
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