DHL’s Air Hong Kong plane lifts service

DHL has increased its uplift capacity between Manila and Hong Kong as part of its Air Asia Network service to meet with growing demand.

The service cargo is operated by an Air Hong Kong B272-200 freighter and has a capacity increase of 19 to 24 tons. The flight frequency has also been bumped up from four to five times a week, translating to a total payload capacity increase of 58%, DHL said.

Air Hong Kong is a 60/40 joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL

Senior vice president of aviation at DHL Express Asia Pacific Tom Murphy explains this is done "to meet continued anticipated strong trade growth between the Philippines and Hong Kong".

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, cargo volume from the Philippines to China has grown by 43.8% between 2000 and 2005. In the same period, imports from China to the Philippines are experiencing increase of 30.5%.