Atran Airlines Launches Cargo Flights Between Hangzhou and Latvia

Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched flights between Hangzhou, China and Riga in Latvia.

The flight, which is to be operated every Thursday with Boeing 737-800BCF aircraft, will provide up to 23 tonnes of cargo capacity for e-commerce shipments of Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group.

“We have been focusing on satisfying growing demand of cross-border shipments, analyzing best-case scenarios for the consumers and launch of the lane Hangzhou-Riga is a result of our joint cooperation,” said Dmitry Obsharov, General Director of Atran Airlines. “Atran Airlines will offer this cargo connection between Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region, and Riga, which opens up distribution possibilities to both Russian and EU markets. On top of this, our customers will favor weekly air cargo services from Riga to Moscow (Vnukovo) with access to interline routes and CIS connections.”

Ilona Līce, Chairperson of the Board of Riga Airport, said, “With the arrival of Atran, Riga Airport has become the first Baltic airport to be used for direct regular e-commerce cargo transportation to China. It provides invaluable opportunities for both businesses and the economic cooperation between the Baltic region and China in general, especially considering that Atran will also provide a connection to Russia, thus providing new opportunities for Baltic exporters.”

Atran Airlines also recently launched flights between Xi'an, China, and Moscow, Russia.

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