DRAGONAIR CARGO TRACKING FACILITY GOES ONLINE

Dragonair has launched a new tracking facility for cargo customers at its website, www.dragonair.com. The Shipment Status Tracking service allows shippers to access the most up-to-date information on the status of their goods.

“This new facility adds another level of service to our cargo customers,” said Alan Lai, Dragonair’s Manager Cargo. “It’s fast, convenient and available 24 hours a day.”

The new service comes at a time when Dragonair is building up its presence in the cargo market. It operates one wet-leased Boeing 747-200 freighter and will see two Boeing 747-300s added to its fleet in July 2001 and September 2001 respectively.

“We’re looking to strengthen our services all the time, and facilities such as Shipment Tracking Status demonstrate our commitment to this,” Alan Lai said.

To access the service, users go to the cargo page of Dragonair’s website and type in the airway bill number. They can check five status categories, including “received”, “departed” and “delivered”.

Dragonair is a Hong Kong based airline, operating a fleet of five A330-300s, three A321s and six A320s in addition to the Boeing 747-200 freighter. It will almost double its fleet by the end of 2005. The airline’s passenger network covers 27 destinations across the Asia-Pacific region, including 17 in mainland China.