News / Airlines add transpac capacity as flood of ecommerce traffic continues

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Airlines are boosting their transpacific capacity in the face of continued strong ecommerce volumes.

Etihad Cargo said today it was increasing its presence in the US. It currently offers 500 tonnes of capacity to North America each week, but is introducing another 250 tonnes, with flights to New York, Chicago, Washington, Boston and Toronto, with connections via European gateways including Lisbon, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome, in partnership with network airlines.

The carrier said: “To address the growing demand to the US, Etihad Cargo will ...