Emirates launches Phuket service

December 10 sees the launch
by Emirates SkyCargo of a
daily non-stop flight to Phuket,
Thailand, operated by an A340-
300 with 13-ton belly hold
capacity.
This takes the weekly cargo
capacity in and out of the
country to more than 640 tons
spread across four flights to
Bangkok and one to Phuket.
“Asia continues to lead the
world air cargo industry in
average annual growth rates
and the air trade between
the two continents is already
growing at a healthy 6% per
year,” said Emirates airline
cargo manager South Africa,
Kum Naicker.