Chongqing offers 3,500 tonnes weekly air cargo capacity in first half

DURING the period from January to June, the number of air cargo carriers operating services from Chongqing increased to 15, providing a weekly capacity of about 3,500 tonnes, according to Xinhua's report.

Domestic and international cargo services from Chongqing increased to 19. European routes, offering 21 flights a week. Ninety-five per cent of Chongqing's Europe-bound cargo enjoyed direct flight services while American and Asia Pacific routes offered 22 flights a week.

In the same period, the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe container railway maintained a weekly service and the rail service to Shenzhen also kept up a twice weekly frequency while another to Shanghai was launched managing six runs in the first half of 2012.