FEDEX files application with US DOT for 12 more flights to Hong Kong
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, announced today it has submitted its application with the US Department of Transportation (DoT) for 12 new airline frequencies to Hong Kong.
These new flight frequencies were made available under a recently negotiated US-Hong Kong bilateral agreement.
Additional fifth freedom air rights through Hong Kong will allow FedEx Express to better serve the marketplace with expanded access to Asia from the US and Europe, as well as within the Asia-Pacific region, the company said in a statement.
Currently, FedEx operates 194 flights per month and 44 charter flights into and out of Hong Kong, with more than 12 mln pounds of capacity per month.
If awarded the requested rights, FedEx Express said it will increase its weekly round trip service between Subic Bay and Hong Kong and westbound service between Hong Kong, Seoul, and the US.
In addition, the rights allow FedEx to increase service between its Subic Bay hub and its European hub at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris via Hong Kong.
