Emirates SkyCargo’s success as a fast-expanding global air cargo carrier, its and reputation for unsurpassed customer service, was demonstrated when it received three accolades at the prestigious Cargo Airline of the Year awards.

The carrier picked up three awards, winning the best cargo airline to the Middle East, the Far East and Australia. The awards are organised by UK-based trade magazine Air Cargo News, and attract votes from readers across the world.

The awards are a second victory for SkyCargo this year: in early April it was also named top carrier on the German market in the Aircargo Performance Study. Emirates SkyCargo has received these awards at a time of significant growth, highlighted by the inauguration of nine new destinations worldwide in 2006.

This route development began with the launch of a dedicated freighter service to Malawi in January, along with subsequent service launches to Abidjan, Trivandrum, Hamburg, Calcutta and Addis Ababa in the first quarter of the year.

Routes to Nagoya, Beijing and Bangalore are due to start in June, September, and October respectively, as the carrier bolsters its route network to the north, east, south and west of Dubai – itself a perfectly located point in the centre of the commercial world for end-point and transit shipments.

Earlier this month, Emirates SkyCargo commenced freighter services from Dubai to the existing city destinations of Vienna, Zurich and Rome.

Emirates SkyCargo, which is represented in Malta by Cassar & Cooper Ltd, currently serves 83 destinations in 57 countries.

Emirates flies from Malta to Dubai four times weekly via Larnaca, Cyprus. The Airbus A330-200 used on the Malta route has a freight capacity of 13 tons each way.

Enquiries about Emirates SkyCargo can be made at Air Cargo House, Ganni Vassallo Street, Luqa, on telephone number 2166-0102, or at [email protected].

For more information, visit www.skycargo.com