Emirates SkyCargo Strengthens Commitment to the Chinese Market

• Announced increased flight frequencies and route network to Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR at transport logistic China 2026
• Over 50 weekly freighter flights and more than 70 passenger aircraft belly-hold cargo services create a high-speed corridor with nearly 6,000 tons of weekly capacity, helping “Made in China” reach the world
• Emirates SkyCargo transported nearly 100,000 tons of “Made in China” goods in the 2025/26 fiscal year

Dubai and ShanghaiJune 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Emirates SkyCargo is reinforcing its commitment to facilitating trade between China and the world. The air freight carrier is ensuring that Chinese manufactured goods, including advanced electronics, high-tech products, and pharmaceuticals, reach global destinations seamlessly with exceptional speed and efficiency by enhancing dedicated freighter services to the region.

Emirates SkyCargo has increased its weekly freighter flights to Hong Kong SAR to 37, making it the carrier’s largest cargo hub outside of Dubai. Each freighter has a capacity of approximately 100 tons, providing robust cargo connectivity support for the export-oriented Greater Bay Area.

Additionally, Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its freighter network to central China, launching three weekly cargo flights from Zhengzhou. This connects Henan Province, an industrial hub, with Dubai and beyond, while offering local exporters a vital logistics channel to global markets.

Emirates SkyCargo also operates an extensive cargo network covering multiple production centers in Mainland China, including seven weekly freighter flights to Shanghai, six to Guangzhou, and one weekly freighter service to Beijing.

In addition to freighter services, Emirates SkyCargo leverages the belly-hold capacity of its wide-body passenger aircraft to provide seamless, high-frequency, and high-volume cargo solutions for various Chinese industries. Currently, Emirates SkyCargo transports goods via daily double flights to and from Beijing and Shanghai, three daily flights to and from Hong Kong SAR, and daily single flights to and from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou.

Between the 2024/25 and 2025/26 fiscal years, cargo volume transported by Emirates SkyCargo from Mainland China to its global network grew by over 11% year-on-year. In the 2025/26 fiscal year, Emirates SkyCargo transported nearly 100,000 tons of goods. This significant growth reflects robust market demand and underscores Emirates SkyCargo’s pivotal role in connecting Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR’s export hubs with a route network spanning over 150 global destinations.

Emirates SkyCargo will showcase its services at transport logistic China 2026, Asia’s largest air cargo and logistics trade exhibition, from June 24 to 26, 2026. This reaffirms the carrier’s strong commitment to facilitating trade to, from, and through Dubai for China and the broader East and Southeast Asia regions.

Badr Abbas, Emirates SkyCargo Senior Vice President, stated: “Our deep investment in China underscores our vital role in facilitating trade in one of the world’s most dynamic manufacturing hubs. With over 50 weekly freighter flights and belly-hold capacity from more than 70 passenger flights from Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR, we provide a high-speed trade corridor for Chinese manufacturing, with nearly 6,000 tons of weekly capacity. By increasing capacity to high-demand destinations like Hong Kong SAR and actively opening new routes like Zhengzhou based on customer needs, we ensure that high-tech Chinese products—whether electronics or electric vehicles—reach global destinations quickly, often within 24 to 36 hours.” Our network aligns closely with the goals of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, building aerial bridges that connect China’s industrial zones with emerging economic corridors in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and beyond.

Key cargo types transported by Emirates SkyCargo from China to major global destinations include:

• E-commerce goods: Emirates SkyCargo has become a key carrier for Chinese e-commerce logistics, providing critical logistics channels to markets in the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia.

• High-tech electronics and IT infrastructure: Emirates SkyCargo offers high-speed airfreight channels for a range of high-tech products, including the latest consumer electronics, chips, servers for the IT industry, and even electric vehicles from China. Its dedicated VUN (Vulnerable) service provides secure, monitored airfreight for cutting-edge electronics, including global product launches.

• Pharmaceutical transport: As a global leader in life sciences cargo services, Emirates SkyCargo transports Chinese-produced pharmaceuticals and advanced biotech innovations worldwide via Dubai. With GDP-certified infrastructure and global service capabilities tailored for pharmaceutical transport, its “Emirates Pharma” product ensures life-saving medications are transported safely and reliably, with product integrity fully maintained.

Emirates SkyCargo’s strategic expansion of cargo services in Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR is supported by the group’s ambitious global fleet and route network growth. Since March 2026, Emirates SkyCargo has taken delivery of five new Boeing 777 freighters. The company plans to receive five more of the same model by the end of 2026, bringing its freighter fleet to 21 aircraft.

As the fleet expands, Emirates SkyCargo’s global route network is also growing, effectively connecting emerging and established production bases with end-consumer markets. Currently, Emirates SkyCargo serves 62 global destinations with its freighter fleet, including its first cargo destination in Central Asia—Almaty.

Chinese customers are welcome to visit the Emirates booth at transport logistic China 2026 to speak with the cargo team in person. Customers in other markets can access service information via skycargo.com.