Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, celebrated the inaugural service on its new Far East and Australasia freighter route. The weekly service, operated by its new Boeing 777 freighter, will fly Dubai-Singapore-Sydney-Hong Kong-Dubai, providing the key trading points with additional connectivity to Emirates’ Dubai hub, which can link businesses to the 114 destinations on the carrier’s network.

The Boeing 777F has the capability to carry up to 103 tonnes of freight.

“This new route not only bolsters capacity, but it provides our customers with more options and increased trade opportunities. We currently transport cargo in the belly-hold of 126 passenger flights a week between Dubai and Australia, as well 28 Hong Kong flights and 42 Singapore flights, and the freighter, with a wide main deck door, will increase our ability to carry oversized shipments,” said Hiran Perera, Emirates’ SVP Cargo Planning & Freighters.

EK9920 departs Dubai every Sunday at 20:35 and touch down in Singapore at 07:55 the following day. The B777F will then depart at 09:00 and complete its outbound journey at 18:30 when it touches down at Sydney International Airport.

The return service – EK 9921 - departs Sydney every Monday at 21:30 and lands in Hong Kong at 04:35 on Tuesday. Departing Hong Kong at 07:35 as EK 9865, the service will then terminate in Dubai at 10:35.

With a long-range flying capacity and technologically advanced General Electric (GE) engines, the Boeing 777F provides greater flexibility than any other freighter aircraft in operation today. It maintains the lowest fuel burn of any comparable sized aircraft, consuming nearly 18 per cent less fuel than today’s freighters.

Emirates flies on a daily schedule from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus. Further information can be obtained from Emirates SkyCargo, First Floor, MIA Departures, or can be contacted on tel. no 21660102, or at [email protected].