China Southern Airlines and KLM announce joint Cargo Service

China Southern Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today announced new joint long-haul 747 freighter services - four times weekly - between Shanghai, Pudong Airport in China and Amsterdam, Schipol Airport in the Netherlands.

This new joint China Southern/KLM 747 cargo service, planned to begin Wednesday, October 15, 2003. 

As part of this new cargo accord, China Southern Airlines will launch new twice-weekly service between Amsterdam and Shanghai, while KLM Cargo will continue its current twice-weekly freighter services on the same route.

Both carriers will share capacity on all four flights and will operate this new joint European/Sino service with new Boeing 747 freighters which provide cargo customers with efficient and direct cargo services.