Emirates swoops in for a slice of cargo traffic

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, has launched a weekly air cargo service between Dubai and Phnom Penh, becoming the third dedicated cargo carrier to serve the Cambodian market.

The freight carrier is using an MD11 freighter aircraft with a cargo payload capacity of 80 tonnes on the one-weekly flights, it said in a press release yesterday.

“Cambodia’s air cargo market is growing at a robust rate with Europe and the United States being key export markets,” said Hiran Perera, senior vice president of Emirates SkyCargo.

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