Zhengzhou’s international cargo network keeps expanding

Henan Daily

Zhengzhou: At 18:19 on February 16, a cargo plane operated by the British all-cargo airline One Air took off from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (hereinafter referred to as Zhengzhou airport) in Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, heading to Madrid. This marks the start of several new international cargo routes to be launched from Zhengzhou airport in February.

“The Zhengzhou-Karaganda-Oslo route of Capital Airlines is set to launch soon. In February, Zhengzhou’s air cargo hub will introduce three new destinations: Madrid (Spain), Nottingham (UK), and Oslo (Norway), while increasing flights to Dhaka and Liège,” said Huang Lin, Director of Zhengzhou Airport Customs. The launch of new routes and the expansion of existing ones are expected to boost Henan’s cross-border e-commerce “air freight” business. According to recent data, in January, Zhengzhou Airport Customs experienced a remarkable year-on-year increase in cross-border e-commerce exports, with the number of orders, weight, and value rising by 186.41%, 273.4%, and 175.34%, respectively.

With more cargo from other regions, the cross-border e-commerce “air freight” business is thriving. In recent years, goods from the Yangtze River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regions have grown rapidly at Zhengzhou’s air cargo port, steadily risingin share.

“We are home to one of the world’s top 40 cargo airports, with an annual capacity of 1.1 million tons. To make the most of our abundant air cargo capacity, we must actively integrate into and better serve the unified national market, accelerate the development of dual circulation hubs for both domestic and international markets, and strengthen efforts to attract customers and goods to Henan,” said Guo Lichao, director of the Port Management Bureau of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone.