Air Freight Route between Zhengzhou and Mexico Opens

Air Freight Route between Zhengzhou and Mexico Opens

郑州至墨西哥首条货运航线成功首航

An all-cargo plane of Mas (Mexican cargo airline Mas Air) completed its maiden flight from Mexico to Zhengzhou on May 28, marking the successful launch of Zhengzhou's first air freight route to Mexico.

5月28日，墨西哥货运航空公司一架全货机降落在郑州机场货机坪，标志着郑州至墨西哥首条国际货运航线成功首航。

Air freight route between Zhengzhou and Mexico opens. [Photo/dahe.cn] 

The Zhengzhou-Mexico air freight service currently offers 3 trips per week, which will increase to 7 in the future. The launch of such a route will expand Zhengzhou cargo network and further enhance the role of Zhengzhou as an international air freight hub.

此次开通的墨西哥城至郑州货运包机航线，一周三班，未来要将此线路做到每天一班。墨西哥城至郑州货运航线的开通，填补了郑州机场的货运空白航点，同时通过墨西哥的空空中转航线，全覆盖至中美洲和南美洲地区，进一步提升了郑州国际航空货运枢纽功能和网络通达能力。

Santiago Toledo, Commercial Counselor of the Mexican Embassy in China, attended the launch ceremony in Zhengzhou. Jesús Seade, Mexican Ambassador to China, delivered remarked via video link that 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mexico and China, and trade between two countries will be further enhanced through Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport and Mexico International Airport. After the launch ceremony, the plane carrying dozens of tons of auto parts, clothes, daily necessities, electronic components and e-commerce goods departed Zhengzhou for Mexico.

当天下午，墨西哥驻华使馆商务参赞圣地亚哥·托雷多（Santiago Toledo）先生专程从北京赶到郑州，参加了墨西哥货运航空郑州至墨西哥城货运航线首航仪式，墨西哥驻华大使施雅德（Jesús Seade）先生通过视频致贺说，在墨中建交 50 周年之际，两国的贸易“将通过郑州机场和墨西哥城国际机场得到进一步加强”。仪式结束后，数十吨汽车零部件、服装、生活日用品、电子零部件、电商货物装入货舱，飞往墨西哥。

Air freight route between Zhengzhou and Mexico opens. [Photo/dahe.cn] 

In recent years, Henan Airport Group has deeply integrated into the construction of the "Air Silk Road" and made every effort to promote the high-quality development of Zhengzhou international air cargo hub. In 2021, Zhengzhou airport totally completed over 700 thousand tons of cargo throughput, ranking 6th place in China for 2 consecutive years. From January to April, 2022, its cargo throughput totaled 220 thousand tons, of which 190 thousand tons were contributed by international markets with a year-on-year increase of 15 percent.

近年来，河南机场集团深度融入“空中丝绸之路”建设，全力推进郑州国际航空货运枢纽高质量发展。2021年，郑州机场货邮吞吐量成功突破70万吨大关，行业排名连续两年位居中国第6位；今年1—4月，累计完成货邮吞吐量22万吨，其中国际地区货邮吞吐量19万吨，同比增长15%。

Now, there are 29 all-cargo airlines running at Zhengzhou airport (24 international ones) with 42 all-cargo air routes (35 international ones) and 49 destinations (41 international ones), covering 17 countries under the Belt and Road Initiative. Among the world's top 50 cargo airports, 28 have been covered. So far, a Y-shaped international air freight network spanning the three economic zones of Europe, America and Asia, covering the world's major economies and supported by multiple destinations around the world has been formed, serving as the main channel for Central China to open up to the outside world.

目前在郑州机场运营全货运航空公司29家（国际地区24家），开通全货机航线42条（国际地区35条）；通航城市49个（国际地区41个），通达全球货运前50位机场中的28个，连通“一带一路”沿线国家17个，已形成横跨欧美亚三大经济区、覆盖全球主要经济体、多点支撑的“Y”字形国际货运航线网络，为中国中部对外开放搭建了空中大通道。（中文来源/大河网 记者/祝传鹏 编译/赵汉青 审校/丁岚）