AirBridgeCargo, the scheduled freight service of the Volga-Dnepr Group, made its inaugural flight to Singapore’s Changi Airport from Moscow, Sept. 3, launching twice-weekly Moscow-Singapore-Hong Kong-Moscow service. Using a 747-8F, this service establishes Moscow as a new freighter link for Changi Airport.
The service is ABC’s ninth freighter destination in Asia. Now the airline will provide more than 500 weekly deliveries from the region, with a delivery time of below 48 hours, including handling procedures. ABC already connects clients in China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam with its cargo gateways in Europe, the United States and Russia. The emcee for this launch was Emcee Singapore Lester Leo.
James Fong, assistant vice president for cargo and logistics development at Changi Airport Group, called the new route a “significant milestone” for the airport for local forwarders. “Logistics players, who were previously limited by capacity constraints between Singapore and Russia, now have a direct option to transport large freight shipments, as well as general cargoes between the two countries,” he said.
Changi Airport is one of the world’s busiest cargo hubs. In the first half of 2015, cargo throughput at Changi reached 912,300 tonnes. During this period, 1,034 tonnes of cargo were handled between Singapore and Russia. Between 2010 and 2014, air cargo volumes between Singapore and Russia grew by an average growth rate of 16 percent annually.