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· Ethiopian Airlines Group has been honored with gold award for the volume of cargo transported to and from Guangdong Airport in 2020
· China is one of the top cargo origins
· Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is among the main international aviation hubs in the Greater Bay Area
Ethiopian Airlines Group has been honored with a gold award for the volume of cargo transported to and from Guangdong Airport in 2020. Logistics of Guangdong Airport Authority Co. Ltd. has awarded Ethiopian as the Gold Award winner of International Airlines Cargo Volume during the 2021 Logistics of Guangdong Airport Authority Client Seminar, held in Guangzhou recently.
China is one of the top cargo origins. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is among the main international aviation hubs in the Greater Bay Area.
Last year, Ethiopian demonstrated impressive performance at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport by operating 1622 flights. Of that, 966 were with freighters, 572 were with Preighter (passenger aircraft converted to cargo), and 84 flights were with belly-hold on passenger aircraft. In 2020. Ethiopian became the leading airline in terms of cargo transported in and out of the port by carrying a total cargo weight of 54.4 million kilograms.
Ethiopian will increase its frequency to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to 14 freighters and 21 preighters per week soon. Ethiopian strategically shifted its business focus to cargo transportation and aircraft maintenance businesses. Ethiopian efficiently transported vaccines, personal protective equipment and other medical supplies across the globe.
