DHL has announced the introduction of five new direct overnight flights from key Asia Pacificmarkets directly into its International Gateway at New York JFK airport. The new flights will
increase the air capacity of DHL’s global transportation network by eight tons daily, enhancingDHL’s ability to serve current and new customers along the fast-growing US-Asia Pacific tradelane.DHL’s new Asia-New York flights consist of two daily direct flights from DHL’s Central AsiaHub in Hong Kong, and one direct flight each from its hubs in Bangkok, Thailand; Singapore; andTaipei, Taiwan. The international express market leader did not say which airlines are operatingthe routes on its behalf.
In 2004, the Asia Pacific-U.S. trade lane accounted for US$533 billion in exports to the USA.The new direct DHL flights to New York significantly increase cargo capacity on air routes fromAsia Pacific to the US East Coast to meet customer demand, and underscore DHL’s ongoing commitmentto providing the most extensive international air express network for customers throughout AsiaPacific and the USA.
With the addition of these new flights, DHL customers will also benefit from enhanced next dayexpress services to the USA using DHL International Document Service and DHL Worldwide PriorityExpress; later cut-off times, and earlier delivery times for shipments originating in Asia Pacificand destined for the greater New York/New Jersey area.
“DHL’s unmatched global transportation network, and our undisputed market leadership in AsiaPacific, enables us to adapt our services to meet the needs of our US customers,” said FredBeljaars, Executive Vice President of Operations for DHL Express in the United States. “These fivenew direct trans-Pacific flights to New York further strengthen our ability to serve US customersimporting goods from Asia Pacific, such as those in the highly competitive fashion and apparelindustries in New York City. That flexibility is key as we work to offer DHL customers a superiorcustomer experience every day,” continued Beljaars.
DHL is the market leader in Asia Pacific with a 40% share of the international expressdelivery market among global integrators. The company, which has been operating in Asia Pacificsince 1971, has invested over US$1.6 billion in the region since 2000, as part of a widerinitiative to reinforce its market leadership as an integrated ‘one-stop’ supply chain solutionsprovider throughout Asia Pacific. Over US$900 million in investments have been directed towardsDHL’s Greater China operations alone, including: US$400 million into Air Hong Kong, DHL’s jointventure with Cathay Pacific; and US$210 million in DHL’s Central Asia SuperHub at Hong KongInternational Airport, which will double the hub’s capacity by 2007.
DHL’s dedicated air network in Asia Pacific is currently served by over 20 aircraft indedicated air operations, covering 27 destinations in 16 countries and territories. DHL alsoutilizes over 800 Asia Pacific regional and international commercial flights per day, includingdedicated, daily flights from Asia Pacific for shipments into DHL’s International Gateways locatedat Los Angeles International Airport and at DHL’s main US air and ground hub in Wilmington, Ohio.DHL’s global transportation network serves customers with daily service to 120,000 destinations in220 countries and territories worldwide.
