Maersk Air Cargo has begun operating a new airfreight route between its Billund Airport hub in Denmark and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in China.
The first flight arrived at Zhengzhou from Billund on Friday January 3. After loading cargo, it then returned to Billund, said Xinhua, China’s state press agency.
Maersk will reportedly use Boeing 767 freighters on the route and will offer six flights scheduled per week. Cargo will primarily comprise e-commerce and electronic products.
Air Cargo News has requested confirmation and more details from Maersk.
The launch of the route marks the first ever direct air cargo route between Henan province and the Nordic region.
In recent years, Maersk Air Cargo has established several airfreight routes in Asia. In March 2023, the airline began scheduled flights to Hangzhou, China from Billund.
Then in April 2023, the airline began operating flights between Greenville-Spartanburg in the US and Shenyang Taoxian in China, and flights between Chicago Rockford in the US and Hangzhou.
Amerijet began operating Maersk Air Cargo’s three newbuild Boeing B767-300F freighters on a US-China route in 2022.
Later flights between Greenville-Spartanburg and Incheon, Korea were also added to the partnership.
Maersk Air Cargo’s owned controlled fleet now comprises two 777Fs and 19 Boeing 767Fs.
Last year, Maersk took delivery of two new Boeing 777 freighters. These were deployed on the airline’s Billund to Hangzhou route.
