Dragonair Cargo to operate Trans-Pacific Flights

Dragonair Cargo is to operate its first trans-Pacific flights with the launch of a thrice-weekly freighter service to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on 2 April 2005.

“This is a very exciting development for our cargo operation,” said Chief Executive Officer Stanley Hui. “With our extensive passenger and all-cargo network in China, we will link the Mainland with the world’s biggest air cargo market through our home base of Hong Kong. It will also help to enhance the role of Hong Kong as a major transshipment centre for cargo from the Mainland.”

The new service will operate with a wet-leased Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft.

“By wet-leasing we are able to start operating much earlier than planned,” explained Mr. Hui, “and add another key international market to our growing network. Dragonair is scheduled to start taking delivery of five converted B747-400 freighters from the end of 2006, and we had originally planned to launch US services at that time.”

The airline’s service to New York will depart Hong Kong every Monday, Thursday and Saturday with a technical stop in Anchorage.

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