The trucking service allows for rapid connection of cargo between Emirates’ passenger and freighter aircraft.
The carrier launched the trucking corridor in April 2014, when it commenced freighter flights from Dubai World Central. A fleet of 49 trucks, including 12 refrigerated trucks for temperature sensitive goods, link cargo between the two airports round-the-clock.
Emirates SkyCargo connects 160 international destinations through its hub in Dubai, where it has two state of the art Emirates SkyCentral cargo terminals. The movement of cargo between Dubai International and Dubai World Central is achieved via trucking with a transit time of 4.5 hours.
“Emirates SkyCargo is the only air cargo carrier to operate a two-airport cargo hub capable of handling close to three tonnes of cargo in a year. Our fleet of 49 trucks functions similarly to a continuously rolling conveyor belt, allowing connection times of 4.5 hours between cargo arrival at one airport and departure from the other, thereby effectively integrating two airports into a single hub,” said Henrik Ambak, Emirates Senior Vice President, Cargo Operations Worldwide. “Moving one million ULDs through Emirates SkyCargo’s bonded virtual corridor in just four years is a testimony to the critical importance of this service to our total offering,” he added.
Over the last four years, the trucking service has helped connect more than 1m ULDs over more than 272,000 trips between the two airports. A total of over 1.2m tonnes of cargo, from temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals to luxury cars, has been shuttled by the fleet of trucks, which are maintained and operated by Allied Transport Company, based out of Dubai South, on behalf of Emirates SkyCargo.