The first charter was completed at the beginning of December with more than 1,700 parcels weighing over 33 tonnes being delivered from Moscow to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on a Boeing 747-8F.
In addition to the charter flights, Wildberries is expanding logistics infrastructure in the Far East with pick-up points being set up in partnership with other companies.
For small and medium enterprises, Wildberries offers subsidies which equal increased remuneration of total branded pick-up point turnover.
A spokesperson for Wildberries says: “Wildberries’ geography is expanding at a sky-rocket pace, with the Far East being one of the major and emerging regions for our further development. Together with our partners, we are set to enhance regional e-commerce infrastructure, open new partners’ pick-up points, and speed up delivery to hard-to-reach places.”
Alexey Zotov, Commercial Director of AirBridgeCargo says: “For us Wildberries is a strategically important partner, our cooperation will strengthen the positions of both companies in the e-commerce market and, most importantly, will enable us to keep the delivery deadlines which are crucial today. Later on, we are aimed to introduce regular air services to other regions of Russia and beyond.”