News / Bullish Cainiao doubles lift to Latin America as e-commerce markets soar

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Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba, is bullish on Latin America.

A little over a year after its first freighter flights from Hong Kong to the region, the company is more than doubling its lift there.

Having opened direct service in October 2020 with three weekly flights to Brazil and Chile, Cainiao is now upping the service to a daily frequency, an increase in cargo flights of 144%.

To that end, it has extended its contract with Atlas Air, leasing another 747-400F, the ...