Australian carrier launches direct freight service to Vietnam

Australia’s Qantas Airlines on June 2 launched a direct weekly freight service from Australia to Vietnam, China and the US.

Qantas Freight, a subsidiary company of Qantas Group, said that the new service will shorten time for transportation of Vietnamese exports to the US and facilitate the connection with the group’s flights from and to China.

The Australian carrier uses Boeing 747-400 aircraft for its new service, which leaves Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City on Thursdays to arrive in Shanghai and New York early on Friday mornings and in Chicago early on Saturday mornings.

The airline said it could provide this service twice a week, based on demand.

According to Qantas Freight Executive Manager Stephen Cleary, Vietnam is one of the few countries in the region that continues to see export growth and Qantas Freight is pleased to support initiatives to increase trade between Australia and Vietnam as well as between Vietnam and the rest of the world.

Qantas has recently adjusted its freight services to deal with the decreasing global demand for air transport by reducing flights to Europe and Middle East while expanding operations to Thailand , New Zealand , Singapore and Vietnam.

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