The new route currently uses McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters.Starting from May, 777 cargo planes will be put into operation tofurther enhance transportation capacity. This route operates 5flights per week and 1 flight per day from Tuesday to Saturday.
FedEx China President Chen Jialiang said, "FedEx is constantlyadjusting its network to meet market development needs. The newroutes help promote trade between the South China region, even theAsia Pacific region, and the North American market. FedEx'sflexible global network, combined with fast and reliable deliveryservices, will help local enterprises enhance their competitivenessin the international market."
The flight departing from Guangzhou will stop in Osaka, Japanand Anchorage, USA in April. Starting from May, after stopping inOsaka, Japan, it will fly directly to Memphis, USA. The flightreturning from Memphis will stop at Indianapolis and Anchorage inthe United States from Tuesday to Friday, and then fly directly toGuangzhou. And Saturday's flight will stop at Honolulu andAnchorage in the United States.
Guangdong Province has always been one of the major tradecenters in China. The total import and export value of goods tradein Guangdong Province in 2017 was 6.82 trillion yuan, ayear-on-year increase of 8%. Among them, the total import andexport value of goods with the United States reached 862.47 billionyuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%. [1] In 2017, the totalimport and export volume of cross-border e-commerce in GuangdongProvince reached 44.19 billion yuan, an increase of 93.8%. [2] Thenew route will promote and support the growing trade demand betweenGuangdong, as well as the South China and North Americanmarkets.
