New UPS air route targets trade from France to Hong Kong

A Boeing 747-8 freighter is guided to its parking stall at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. UPS has begun operating five cargo flights per week from Paris to Hong Kong. (Photo: UPS) UPS has introduced an atypical air cargo route focused on reverse trade from Paris to Hong Kong to support exporters in France. The primary flow of goods by air and ocean tends to be from Asia to Europe because that is where low-cost manufacturing centers and a large consumer market are located. Backhaul routes tend to carry less cargo. The integrated express delivery and logistics company informed select…