Air China Cargo: Mainland China-Edmonton-USA Air Link

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Air China Cargo: Mainland China-Edmonton-USA Air Link

Anyone who’s spent time at Edmonton International Airport (EIA) recently has likely noticed the new airline liveries (paint jobs) lining its gates. In the last two years, some incredible new international carriers, like Icelandair and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, have started serving routes to fly passengers between Edmonton and Europe.

More recently, and in a different air service vein, Air China Cargo (ACC) began Canada’s first scheduled freighter service to mainland China – in Edmonton. The route runs three times weekly, between Shanghai, Edmonton and Dallas-Fort Worth, and to Tianjin-Beijing. This vital route connects three powerhouse countries, and in the aviation world, this is a huge deal.

For people in Western Canada, this new route introduces previously untapped markets for shipping goods. Direct access to mainland China on the Boeing 777 freighter provides Western Canadian manufacturers and producers a faster route to one of the world’s largest economies.

Edmonton International Airport now has direct air cargo delivery to and from Europe, the US and Asia and truck connections to anywhere in Western Canada within 24 hours. This will enable Albertan and northwestern Canadian businesses to reach any customer or supplier in hours instead of days or weeks. The service will bring many consumer goods like smart phones, tablets, audio/visual components, fashion merchandise and many other retail products to Edmonton from China. On the return voyage, agricultural products are high on the list of goods heading to China. The other leg of the journey, between Edmonton and Dallas-Fort Worth, is a prime route for energy sector equipment.

For more information, please visit www.flyeia.com.

Complete the EIA Cargo Survey and be Eligible for Great Prizes

To help Edmonton International Airport (EIA) understand your cargo needs, improve services and consider new route options,Please take 10 minutes and describe your air cargo shipping interests. In return for this valuable information and time, all respondents will be entered into a draw for exciting prizes.

In the past few years, EIA and its partners have built in excess of $100 million in airport infrastructure and facilities in order to develop new cargo services. Amsterdam, Shanghai and Tianjin are leading cargo airport gateways which expand Alberta's supply chains to/from Asia, EU, Africa, Middle East and South America. Combined, the new and existing air carrier options at EIA improve air cargo supply chain efficiencies around the world.

For next steps, EIA needs more input through the survey below. After completing the survey, you will be entered for your chance to win the following prizes:

·A return flight for two from Edmonton to Amsterdam with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

·A return flight for two from Edmonton to Seattle with Delta Air Lines

·20 prizes of a $100 gift certificate for HALO Bar and Bistro at Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel

www.flyeia.com/cargoinfosurvey

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