Global air freight carrier UPS has launched its first direct flight from India that is connecting Delhi to the carrier’s largest international hub at Cologne, Germany and further connecting UPS customers to North and Latin American markets.
The cargo carrier will currently operate five direct weekly flights.UPS is one of the world’s largest cargo companies, with 2020 revenue of $84.6 billion, and provides a broad range of integrated logistics solutions for customers in more than 220 countries and territories.
“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 Indian subcontinent for UPS.
“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.With the carrier operating the large Boeing 747 (payload of 307,000 pounds) aircraft on the route, it says will help translate to lower cost for customers and lower emissions with fewer flights needed.
