Saudi cargo flight to land today

Thiruvananthapuram: After Emirates Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines is introducing a weekly freighter aircraft service to Thiruvananthapuram from Thursday onwards. It is for the first time that Saudi Airlines is operating an exclusive freighter service to the city. The Dubai-based Emirates Airlines had introduced weekly cargo services in the Dubai - Thiruvananthapuram - Hong Kong sector from April 27. Emirates is operating a Boeing 777 wide-bodied aircraft.
According to sources, Saudi Airlines would be operating a Boeing 747 jumbo aircraft in the Dammam - Thiruvananthapuram - Hong Kong sector. The scheduled arrival time of the aircraft at Thiruvananthapuram from Dammam is 4.50 p.m. From here, the aircraft would go to Hong Kong as a ferry aircraft. The scheduled departure time is 6.50 p.m. In the initial service, as the Thiruvananthapuram - Hong Kong segment is being operated as a ferry service, no cargo would be uploaded from here.
The introduction of jumbo freighter services would give a fillip to the imports and exports from the State capital, as well as the neighbouring districts in Tamil Nadu. Emirates had initially commenced the services as a non-scheduled cargo service on April 27. But the service is being operated regularly in all weeks since then.
20/05/10 Arjun Raghunath/ExpressBuzz

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