Emirates SkyCargo to start services to Bogota
dubai — Emirates SkyCargo has announced that it will be opening a new trade lane to South America with the start of freighter services to the Colombian capital of Bogota, which will be served by a once weekly freighter service starting January 16, 2019.
Emirates SkyCargo will be working jointly with Latin American carrier, Avianca, for the freighter service out of Bogota, and will be operating its Boeing 777 freighter aircraft on the route. The aircraft has an overall cargo capacity of over 100 tonnes and has wide main deck doors allowing for the transportation of large and outsized cargo.
Bogota will become Emirates SkyCargo’s sixth cargo destination in South America and its third dedicated cargo destination in the continent. Flight EK 9930 will arrive in Bogota at 22.00 hours local time on Wednesday and will depart from the city at 00.05 hours local time on Thursday morning.
Avianca will commercialise the capacity of the Boeing 777 freighter on its return leg from Bogota to Maastricht to move cargo booked by its customers.
Emirates SkyCargo and Avianca are working on developing a deeper partnership where Emirates SkyCargo will assist Avianca for transporting cargo from Latin America across its well-developed network in the Middle East, Africa and Asia region while Avianca will help Emirates SkyCargo strengthen its reach in the South American market.