Auto & Transportation

According to the Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report, at 8:10 on September 18, an Airbus A330-300F full cargo plane with the words "Yantai No." landed at Yantai International Airport and received the baptism of "Watergate", marking the official opening of the intercontinental cargo route from Yantai to Turkey Istanbul. This is the third European long-distance international cargo route jointly opened by Yantai International Airport affiliated to Shandong Airport and Shandong Brilliant International Logistics Development Co., Ltd., following the routes of Milan, Italy and Liege, Belgium.

According to the observation report of Huacheng import and export data, this route is operated by Managu Cargo Airlines, Turkey, flight number is MB631, the schedule is twice a week, the capacity is 60 tons, and the first flight is loaded with 58.8 tons of goods. Turkey, located at the intersection of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, is one of the important countries along the "Belt and Road". Istanbul, as the largest city in Turkey, is the economic, cultural and transportation center of Turkey. The electronic products, international express, cross-border e-commerce, precision instruments, mechanical accessories, clothing accessories, daily necessities and other goods from China on board will be sold throughout Europe through air cargo flights, and the goods from Europe will also be transported to China by return flights.

So far, there have been 3 freight routes from Yantai International Airport to Europe, with 7 freight flights per week. The route network to Europe has been further enriched, the air transport capacity has been further improved, and the long-distance air cargo transport and turnover capacity has been further enhanced, forming an international freight route network pattern with Japan and South Korea as the main, direct flights to Vietnam, and Europe and the United States. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

As early as 2009, with the new 3200 meter long runway put into operation, the Yantai Shanghai (transit) Los Angeles (Chicago) full cargo flight line carried by China Cargo Airlines started the operation of intercontinental cargo flights at Yantai International Airport. In September of the same year, Jade Cargo Airlines opened a direct cargo flight from Yantai to Amsterdam, making Yantai the seventh city in China and the first city among prefecture level cities to run direct cargo flights to Europe. In 2010, Korean Asiana Airways added the B747 all cargo round the world route from Seoul to Los Angeles to Yantai to Seoul on the basis of the original cargo route from Seoul, marking the official opening of the fifth air traffic right in Yantai's air transport market. Yantai became the eighth city in China and the first city in Shandong Province to open the fifth air traffic right. At the end of the same year, Yantai Chicago cargo route, which was run by Jade Cargo Airlines, was successfully launched. Yantai became the fifth city in China and the first city in Shandong Province to open a regular direct cargo route to the United States. In 2012, Asiana Airlines opened the Brussels Yantai Seoul all cargo flight. At the peak, Yantai International Airport operates eight intercontinental cargo flights every week, becoming the leader among similar domestic airports. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

In recent years, in order to overcome the impact of the epidemic, Yantai International Airport, while exploring the potential of the passenger transport market, has focused on expanding the freight market, closely focusing on the layout of the freight route network of "direct access to Europe and the United States, Japan and South Korea, and Southeast Asia", and working with Shandong Brilliant International Logistics Development Co., Ltd. to seize the opportunity and actively plan to open European long-distance freight routes. At the same time, with the positive role of China's air cargo in ensuring the supply chain of the international industrial chain, international aviation enterprises have also accelerated their layout and expanded cooperation in China. The smooth opening of this route is due to the market reputation and comprehensive support capacity of Yantai International Airport in the international logistics sector in recent years, as well as the charter operation and cargo assembly capacity of Shandong Brilliant International Logistics Development Co., Ltd., and the transportation capacity advantage of Turkey Managu Cargo Airlines in Istanbul Airport. After the opening of the route, it will greatly expand the air transport channel of Jiaodong Peninsula towards European countries, help Yantai and even the regions in the province to deeply participate in the international development of the aviation logistics industry chain, promote the development of high-end manufacturing industry in Yantai, serve two-way cross-border trade between China and Europe, and deeply integrate into the construction of the "Belt and Road". Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Next, Yantai International Airport will actively plan to open intercontinental freight routes to the United States and Australia, and continue to improve the international freight route network, with the goal of building an international air logistics transit hub and bridgehead facing Northeast Asia; Introduce 10000 square meters of "Cainiao Network" large cargo station project, prepare to build 53000 square meters of international logistics warehouse, and accelerate the replenishment of infrastructure weaknesses; Actively apply for supervision sites for imported plant seedlings and drug import ports, deeply link domestic and foreign resources and markets, and strive to build a high-energy aviation logistics industry chain. We will continue to escort the construction of China's Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone (Yantai Area) and the smooth flow of foreign trade with RCEP and the "Belt and Road" countries, build a "golden passage in the air" for Yantai to accelerate its integration into the new development pattern and build a new era of socialist modernization, and contribute to the accelerated realization of the "double first-class" development goal and high-quality development of Shandong Airport.