UPS starts direct air service from Shanghai to Europe

07 Apr '06

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Logistics services provider United Parcel Service of America Inc (UPS) announced the start of direct air service from Shanghai to Europe along with the addition of three new flights connecting Shanghai to the US and another new flight between Qingdao and Incheon, Korea.

"UPS now flies to more points in China than any other US airline, freight or passenger," said David Abney, president, International Operations. "These new flights are part of our strategy to expand our service options, stay ahead of customer needs and solidify our position as the leader in the world's fastest growing market."

UPS will utilize MD-11 aircraft to fly from Shanghai to Cologne five times a week. In addition to the new service to Europe, UPS has added three new frequencies on its Shanghai-US route, increasing to nine times per week the number of non-stop flights on that lane. The number of UPS flights into Qingdao, a major port and manufacturing center, now has increased to six per week.

The airline's growth is part of a broader effort to accelerate global trade and offer new service options to customers. Already the world's largest package delivery service and among the largest of logistics companies, UPS in recent months has doubled the size of its air hub in Cologne, Germany; begun expanding its network reach inside China and Japan; expanded its intra-Asia air hub in the Philippines; is nearing completion of a new 425,000-square-foot freight and logistics hub in Singapore; is developing a new air hub in Shanghai, and has re-engineered its US ground network to accelerate the delivery of more than half-a-million packages every day.

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