UPS doubles its capacity with first direct flight between India and Europe
UPS announces its first direct flight from India to Europe where Boeing 747 flight will connect Delhi to its largest international hub at Cologne, Germany. The customers will also connect to the North and Latin American markets five days per week, which doubles the company’s previous capacity to and from India for small and medium-sized business customers looking to grow their revenue base.
This will bring more capacity with the Boeing 747 (payload of 307,000 pounds), which translates to lower costs for customers and lower emissions with fewer flights needed.
“When business demand is increasing and volumes globally are being challenged, what you need is a smart logistics network that can respond to what customers are asking for, in an altered business environment. The agility to connect major economies to India via a direct flight for exports and imports is an example of UPS’s better, not bigger strategy and will provide reliability and expanded capacity to UPS’s customers,” said Rachid Fergati, managing director Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent for UPS.
Customers have been diversifying their supply chains as they respond to pandemic disruptions. And cargo space in the belly of passenger aircraft – normally reliable and cost-effective has been significantly reduced. Now, buoyed by market demand and with an eye on business continuity, Indian entrepreneurs are looking for reliable alternatives to import and export products.
“India is an integral part of our international growth strategy. It’s why we opened a dedicated express terminal at the Delhi airport last year,” said Deepak Shrivastava, country manager for UPS Express India. “The past months have been an inflection point for international supply chains. But we were ready. We’ve been in business for more than a century, far longer than any of our competitors. If there’s one thing we know how to do, it’s how to turn challenges into opportunities.”
The direct flight between India and Europe will keep supply chains moving, provide better connectivity, and increase predictability for UPS customers.
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