Aeroflot-Cargo is now changing its summer schedule to increase freighter flights frequency to Asian destinations. Introducing new flights has resulted by reinstate of freight carriage demand. Aeroflot-Cargo also meets top customers expectations on these routes.

With effect from the 2nd April 2009 frequency to Hong Kong is to be increased to 3 flights a week. Additional flight is planned to operate on route Hahn-Moscow – Almaty – Hong Kong – Karaganda (technical landing only) – Moscow – Hahn. Frequency increase is caused by growth of commercial loads on the route.

From the 4th of April 2009 Aeroflot-Cargo resumes freighter flights to Beijing: rotation flight on route Hahn – Moscow – Beijing – Moscow – Hahn will be operated twice a week on days 3 and 6. We expect to get a stable load for a longer period.

Flights to Beijing used to operate by another aircraft type. 4th of April 2009 will be a milestone date in history of Aeroflot-Cargo – this will be a day of inaugural flight of MD11F to Beijing. From now with re-instating of the flight on summer schedule new cargo liners MD-11F with a payload exceeding 90 tones will carry freight to Beijing, the capital of People’s Republic of China.

From the 8th April 2009 Aeroflot-Cargo in introducing the third weekly flight to Shanghai. The planned route is Hahn-Shanghai-Novosibirsk-Hahn on day 3. The rest two flights operate the same route on days 1 and 4. Aeroflot-Cargo sales management in Asian region can see demand growth and market recovery.