The international airport of China’s capital city of China has been given green light to a new air cargo route “Osaka – Beijing – Osaka – Anchorage (Alaska)”, the first of its kind since the setup of Beijing Free Trade Zone in August 2020.
The new route will enable 12 additional international air cargo flight between Beijing and Anchorage each week, strengthening the cargo connection between Asia and North America. It signals a further step of the capital city to achieve world class aviation hub.
Currently, 14 Chinese cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Haikou have granted the fifth traffic rights. Beijing Capital International Airport has the highest passenger traffic, and the second highest cargo throughput in the country.
The 5th freedom rights granted by one state to another state to put down and to take on passengers and cargo coming from or destined to a third state. In long hauls, the 5th freedom rights allows airlines to replace cargos space being emptied in the first destination to enhance overall efficiency.
Separately, Beijing Daxing International Airport has started handling its first cargo route in June 2020, to alleviate the pressure from BCIA. Cargo throughput for the new airport is expected to reach 2 million tonnes by 2025.
