Russian airline Atran Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, is introducing a new route into its network between Hangzhou, China and Riga, Latvia.
The flight, which is to be operated every Thursday with recently deployed Boeing 737-800BCF, will provide up to 23 tonnes of cargo capacity for e-commerce shipments of Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group.
Dmitry Obsharov, general director of Atran Airlines, said: “We have been focusing on satisfying growing demand of cross-border shipments, analysing best-case scenarios for the consumers and launch of the lane Hangzhou-Riga is a result of our joint cooperation
"Atran Airlines will offer cargo connection between Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region, and Riga, which opens up distribution possibilities to both Russian and EU markets. On top of this, our customers will favor weekly air cargo services from Riga to Moscow (Vnukovo) with access to interline routes and CIS connections.