Air, Freight News


Emirates ups Far East freighter flights

[ June 24, 2026   //   ]

Emirates SkyCargo is expanding its freighter services in East and Southeast Asiawith more frequencies and new destinations in response to demand currently growing at around 5% a year.

It is doubling freighter capacity from its Dubai hub to Narita Airport, Tokyo, from one to two weekly flights. It is also increasing flights to Hong Kong with 37 weekly freighters  andd has expanded flights in Central China with three weekly flights from Zhengzhou to Dubai.

It has also restarted freighter flights from Singapore with a once weekly flight connecting to Dubai via Mumbai and boosted its to Taipei from once to twice weekly.

Emirates SkyCargo says it continues to experience robust demand for its weekly freighter service to Bangkok and is maintaining its four weekly freighters to Hanoi.

Emirates SkyCargo divisional senior vice president, Badr Abbas, said: “East and Southeast Asia are key manufacturing zones for the global economy making major contributions in the production of high-tech goods, the export of perishables as well as being an important origin for global e-commerce flows. By deploying additional freighter flights and by expanding our freighter footprint in response to customer demand, we are providing the rapid connectivity that ensures that exporters can get their cargo quickly and safely to their end customers across the world.”

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