News / Freighters enjoy charter boom, but flying to China has its challenges, say operators

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Freighters are enjoying good demand from China, both via charters and scheduled services, but constantly changing rules are providing some challenges for operators.

Volga-Dnepr Group said it was continuing to operate services to China, but had switched from scheduled services to charter operations.

It said it was operating between three and five flights a day, with items going into China including masks, sanitisers, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. But it also noted that its fleet was keeping “global supply chains moving by supporting ...