DHL add new Boeing to Asian fleet

DHL has announced that a Boeing 747-400F has been added to service its Singapore-Hong Kong route through Air Hong Kong, a joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL.

DHL has announced that a Boeing 747-400F has been added to service its Singapore-Hong Kong route through Air Hong Kong, a joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL.

The 110-tonnes Boeing freighter replaced the current 45-tonnes A300-600F, and would operate between both cities six days a week, more than doubling capacity on the SIN-HKG route, a vital link for Intra-Asia trade.

The addition of the Boeing 747-400F service came on the back of increased air capacity for flights between Hong Kong and Nagoya, Taipei, Seoul and Singapore, DHL said.

Operated by Air Hong Kong, the flights were increased in the fourth quarter of 2008 to six times per week, up from five times a week, representing a 20% increase in capacity for each of these four cities, the company added.