Express Air Mail service launched between China, Japan
A new express mail service (EMS) by air was launched Monday between Shanghai in eastern China and Osaka in Japan, a breakthrough for mail transport between the two nations.
The mail flight is jointly operated by Southern China Airlines (SCA), based in south Guangdong Province, and the Shanghai-based China Post airlines, a joint effort of China Post and SCA.
China Post built up its air EMS network in April 2001, which has so far covered 304 cities in 26 provinces and regions in China.
Limited air traffic volume affects mail delivery between developed areas in the eastern part of China and Japan as well as southeast Asian countries.
The establishment of the China Post Airlines in June 2002, 49%t of which is owned by SCA with investment of 150 mil yuan (US$18 mil), gave a big boost to the development of air EMS in China.
By the end of this year, the China Post Airlines will have four planes in service. It will open two air EMS routes linking Shanghai with Seoul and Hong Kong in 2004 and more linking Shanghai with southeast Asian, European and American countries in future.
One year’s cooperation with SCA helped the China Post Airlines increase business returns by 40%.
