Prestwick Airport handles 15 China services a week, Bracknell News
bracknell news: Prestwick Airport marked the one-year anniversary of the first direct scheduled cargo route between Scotland and China last week. The airport now handles 15 scheduled services a week to and from mainland China, along with additional Hong Kong capacity.
Prestwick Airport cargo network
Ian Forgie, the airport's chief executive, said China Southern Air Logistics' first year at Prestwick had shown the value of direct, reliable cargo links between Scotland and China. He also said the service had supported faster and more resilient routes for e-commerce and high-value Scottish exports, while helping create local jobs, invest in specialist handling, and build a thriving hub for UK trade with one of the world's largest logistics markets.
China Southern Air Logistics launched flights between Guangzhou and Prestwick last May at a frequency of four per week. Air China Cargo later increased its Prestwick-Chengdu service to daily flights, adding to the airport's scheduled cargo network over the year since the first route began.
Guangzhou and Chengdu routes
Air China Cargo began its Chengdu flights in November last year, and launched direct flights between Guangzhou and Prestwick on June 2 last year. The Guangzhou service increased from three to four times per week, while Ethiopian Airlines added three cargo flights per week between Hong Kong and Prestwick in April.
Prestwick Airport says the wider network supports inbound e-commerce volumes and outbound Scottish exports including salmon, seafood, and whisky. The airport was rescued by the Scottish Government in 2013 with a £1 purchase from former owner Infratil of New Zealand, and its cargo growth has become part of that recovery story.
Ian Forgie statement
"China Southern Air Logistics’ first year at Prestwick has shown the value of direct, reliable cargo links between Scotland and China." Forgie said that last Tuesday. The scale of the current network suggests the airport is no longer treating the China route as a single link, but as part of a wider cargo system built around regular frequencies and multiple cities.
