'Dual Circulation' Boosted by 'Aerial Silk Road' in Henan

'Dual Circulation' Boosted by 'Aerial Silk Road' in Henan

“空中丝路”运力升级打通“双循环”

 

Cargolux Airlines International, the first leading international all-cargo airline settled at Xinzheng International Airport (Zhengzhou Airport), has made striking achievements since its first launch, such as 14 weekly flights, 14 international destinations, 29 weekly chartered flights in the peak season and nearly 200 cities covered in Europe, America and Asia.

每周14班、国际通航点14个、航线覆盖欧美亚三大洲近200个城市、加开包机最多达每周29班……作为首家落户郑州机场的国际一流全货运航空公司，卢森堡货航自开航以来的数据格外引人关注。

A cargo plane of Cargolux Airlines. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]

According to Henan Civil Aviation Development & Investment Co., Ltd on June 13, the Company acquired 35-percent shares of Cargolux Airlines and successfully opened an international air freight route linking Zhengzhou with Luxembourg, thus forging an "Aerial Silk Route". By the end of May, a total of 4,556 flights have been operated on this route with an international cargo volume reaching 772.5 thousand tons.

6月13日，记者从河南民航发展投资有限公司获悉，2014年该公司收购卢森堡货航35%股权，郑州—卢森堡国际货运航线开通，建起了一条“空中丝绸之路”。开航至今年5月底，这条航线累计飞行4556班次，国际货运量达77.25万吨。

 

At present, each Zhengzhou-centered flight of Cargolux Airlines is capable of carrying 150 tons of cargo, covering mobile phones, precise instruments, vaccines and seafood, fully taking the advantages of the fast air freight in increasing the added value of commodities.

目前，卢森堡货航以郑州为中心的航线网络，每班运力可达150吨，包括手机、精密仪器、疫苗、海鲜在内的“高、精、特、鲜”货品种类，也充分体现出航空货运快捷、高附加值的特点。

 

Besides, approved by the EU's Good Distribution Practice, Cargolux Airlines has become one of the world's most advanced cargo carriers for vaccines, dangerous goods and live animals. Since 2020, the medical supplies such as protective clothing, testing kits and medical appliances have been transported from China to Europe regularly without any suspending.

同时，拥有欧盟“药品优良运销规范（GDP）”认证，也让卢森堡货航成为全球最先进的承运疫苗产品、危险品及活体动物的货运航空公司之一。去年以来，卢森堡货航在中欧间持续运输防护服、检测试剂盒及医疗器械等抗疫物资，从未断航。

 

In 2019, the "dual hub" strategy (one hub indicates Zhengzhou while the other Luxembourg) guided the restructuring of China Central Longhao Airlines, the first state-owned cargo airline based in Henan, which promoted the coordination between Cargolux Airlines and China Central Longhao Airlines and extended the coverage of the "Aerial Silk Road" to help Henan integrate into China's new "dual circulation" development pattern.

此外，依托郑州—卢森堡“双枢纽”战略，2019年，河南首家国有本土基地货运航空公司——中原龙浩完成重组，“国际”与“本土”互融互通，使“空中丝绸之路”的运输网络更加通达，助力构建以国内大循环为主体、国内国际双循环相互促进的新发展格局。

 

From January to April of 2021, a total of 21 air freight routes were run by Cargolux Airlines and China Central Longhao Airlines at Zhengzhou Airport, occupying more than 40 percent of the Airport's total air freight routes, with 50.8 thousand tons of international cargo transported, taking up over 30 percent of its total international cargo volume. The four major indicators of the two hubs ranking at the forefront of Zhengzhou Airport, namely air freight routes, number of flights, destinations and cargo volume, strongly supported Zhengzhou international freight hub.

今年1至4月，“双货航”在郑运营航线合计21条，占郑州机场全货运航线的40%以上；国际货运量合计5.08万吨，占郑州机场国际货运量的30%以上。“双货航”货运航线、航班数、通航点、货运量四项主要业务指标均居郑州机场前列，成为郑州国际货运枢纽建设的支撑力量。（中文来源/河南日报 翻译/赵汉青 审校/焦丹）