GEODIS originally instigated its full aircraft charter arrangements on this route in March, with ad hoc flights, and introduced a weekly timetable in June to meet the urgent need for air cargo capacity, which had diminished because of the effects of the pandemic. Now, with both freighter and passenger belly-hold space still in short supply, the logistics provider has announced a permanent schedule reaching into next year. Weekly direct flights will depart from Shanghai every Monday and from Amsterdam each Sunday to service what is expected to be a post-COVID resurgence in demand during what is traditionally a fourth quarter peak season.
The advent of the China-Europe-China service brings the company’s total investment in GEODIS’ own controlled network to over €70m. To date, more than 400 flights have been successfully completed across Asia, Europe, North and Latin America.