News / More time-critical air services could answer prayers of ocean-shy shippers

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European shippers looking to avoid chaos on the ocean and ship their goods on time can now take up air freight capacity on a widened network.

Emirates SkyCargo announced this morning it was resuming flights from Birmingham, UK, from 15 June, three times a week.

Birmingham has been designated a Covid quarantine airport for travellers arriving from ’red list’ countries, and the flights will be passenger services.

Forwarders were delighted with the news, noting that Qatar Airways Cargo had also resumed Birmingham flights.

“We ...