Henan Opens a New Air Freight Route to Boost Cross-border E-commerce

Henan Opens a New Air Freight Route to Boost Cross-border E-commerce

“空网联动”提速河南开放 河南跨境电商出口再添新通道

Chartered flight exclusive to Henan’s cross-border e-commerce service has opened a new route recently. At 19:00 of May 6, loaded with over 100 tons of cross-border e-commerce export goods and medical supplies, an all-cargo flight (B747-400) took off from Zhengzhou airport to New York, marking the successful launch of the first air freight route exclusive to cross-border e-commerce export service between Henan and America.

河南跨境电商专线包机再辟新航线。5月6日19时，一架由郑州飞往美国纽约的B747-400全货机包机满载100余吨跨境电商出口货物和防疫物资呼啸升空，标志着河南首条美线跨境电商出口全货运包机航线正式开通。

Successful launch of the first air freight route exclusive to cross-border e-commerce export service between Henan and America. [Photo provided to Henan Daily]

On the same day, another chartered flight between Zhengzhou and Liege also took off for its export mission. Two air freight missions within one day promoted the effective coordination and cooperation between the “Aerial Silk Road” and the “Online Silk Road”, and accelerated Henan’s opening-up.

当天，“郑州—列日”跨境电商出口专线包机也踏上征程。一日双线，河南“空中丝绸之路”“网上丝绸之路”高效联动、协同作战，提速河南开放步伐。

Since the resumption of normal operation of the chartered flight exclusive to cross-border e-commerce between Henan and Europe on April 8, 8 air freight missions have been conducted to transport 1,000 tons of cargo to over 20 European countries with a total export-import volume reaching 272 million yuan, which have saved over 10 million yuan of logistics costs for nearly 350 cross-border e-commerce enterprises and maintained a growth momentum for cross-border e-commerce export service even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

据了解，自4月8日河南跨境电商欧线包机平稳运行以来，已累计飞行8班次，产品覆盖欧洲20余国，运送货物超过1000吨，为近350家跨境企业节约物流成本1000余万元，实现进出口额2.72亿元，带动河南跨境电商出口在疫情期间实现逆势增长。

Undertaken by Boeing 747 flight (carrying capacity: 100 tons), the air freight exclusive to cross-border e-commerce export service between Henan and America is managed by EHL International Logistics Services Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Henan Bonded Logistics Center, and is scheduled to operate 3 times a week. At present, the reservation is booming.

此次开通的美线跨境电商专线包机，由河南保税集团子公司中大门国际物流服务有限公司组织，采用波音747（负载100吨）执行，计划每周3班往返定班常态化运行。目前，包机舱位预订火爆。

The launch of this chartered cargo flight not only provides a guarantee for cross-border e-commerce enterprises in Henan to go global, but also opens up a new channel for the export of epidemic prevention materials. By widening the “Aerial Silk Road” to realize the “Integration between Air Freight and Cross-border E-commerce”, Henan has enhanced its air freight capacity for cross-border e-commerce and spared no efforts to promote the connectivity between China and the world.

专线包机在为河南跨境电商出口提供“硬核”保障的同时，也为防疫物资出口开拓新通道。通过拓宽“空中丝路”，实现“空网融合”，河南跨境电商加大空中运能运力保障力度，全力推动中国与世界在特殊时期保持互联互通。

“This year marks the 6 anniversary of the strategic goal of ‘Buying Global and Selling Gobal’. Sticking to the ‘Coordination between the Four Silk Roads’ and the ‘Integration between Air Freight and Cross-border E-commerce’, Henan Bonded Logistics Center has overcome the serious international capacity shortage caused by the suspension of a large number of international passenger routes during the pandemic and timely opened the chartered flights exclusive to cross-border e-commerce service with a fair price to enhance the international air capacity by ensuring that international chartered flights in Henan can run as normal, which have safeguarded the cross-border e-commerce enterprises in Henan and further strengthened the comprehensive competitiveness of Henan’s local industries,” said Xu Ping, president of Henan Bonded Logistics Center.

“今年是‘买全球、卖全球’战略目标提出6周年，河南保税集团以坚持‘四路协同’、加速‘空网融合’为目标，克服全球客运航线大量停航造成的国际运力供给严重不足问题，通过开辟平价跨境电商包机航线，持续扩大常态化包机项目，弥补国际运力不足，为河南跨境电商出口保驾护航，进而带动提升本土产业综合竞争力。”河南保税集团总裁徐平说。

With the full operation of the chartered flights exclusive to cross-border e-commerce service along the European and American routes, it is expected to operate 9 times a week by the end of May.

据介绍，随着欧线、美线跨境电商专线包机的全面开启，河南跨境电商专线包机到5月底有望快速增至每周9班往返运行。（记者 王延辉 翻译 赵汉青 审校 李文竞）