FedEx Express Expands Air Network Enhancing Connections for Asia Pacific Exporters
FedEx Express Expands Air Network
Enhancing Connections
for Asia Pacific Exporters
Four new flights
offer Asia Pacific businesses additional capacity and enhanced service
to major cities in
the U.S., intra-Asia, and Europe
Bangkok
– 18 August 2021 — FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx
Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies,
announced the launch of four new intercontinental flights originating from Asia
Pacific (APAC), providing improved connectivity, with weekly capacity of almost
1,400 tons (1,390,000 kgs), and greater access to APAC customers on the trans-Pacific,
intra-Asia, and Europe lanes.
Growth of e-commerce will
continue to demand higher efficiency. These new flights build on our current
operational strength and reinforce FedEx commitment to meeting customer demand
for reliable capacity and enhanced service, particularly for e-commerce and
heavyweight shipments in the region. In 2020 alone, online retail sales
in APAC generated approximately US$2.45 trillion, accounting for more than 60%
of global e-commerce sales, and over half of online shoppers in APAC made
cross-border purchases [1].
·
The
two trans-Pacific flights departing from the FedEx APAC Hub in Guangzhou,
China, via Anchorage, U.S. to Oakland, U.S., and via Anchorage to Indianapolis
and Memphis, U.S. and returning via Anchorage and Incheon, South Korea to Guangzhou
five times a week, provide customers with enhanced connectivity and capacity
between Southern China, North Asia, and North America.
·
The
third trans-Pacific flight connects Beijing, the capital of China, to the FedEx
World Hub in Memphis, U.S. This flight operates from Beijing via FedEx North
Pacific Regional Hub in Osaka, Japan, and Anchorage, before arriving in Memphis,
providing six extra connections to the U.S. from China every week.
·
In
addition, FedEx customers throughout the region benefit from additional
connectivity and reliable capacity to Europe, with the Boeing 777 flights operating
from the FedEx APAC Hub in Guangzhou, China, twice, and from the FedEx North
Pacific Regional Hub in Osaka, Japan, thrice a week, to the FedEx Charles de Gaulle
(CDG) Hub in Paris, France.
APAC
is emerging as a mega marketplace with merchandise exports forecast to show a
strong rebound of 13% Year-on-Year (YoY) in 2021[2]. With China’s exports hitting a 32% YoY increase,[3] it is followed closely by growth
seen in Japan’s exports[4], and South Korea, which is
now exceeding the size of its pre-pandemic economy.[5] Benefitting from strong
export demand from major trading partners the U.S. and China, key Southeast
Asian economies are also starting to see rebound[6]. For
example, exports in Thailand saw a 43.8% YoY increase in June this year,
hitting the highest level of export growth witnessed in the last 11 years[7]. Singapore saw a 28% YoY increase in exports
in June this year[8].
“FedEx is focused on meeting
the evolving needs of our customers, and this network enhancement, further
demonstrates our strong commitment to supporting our customers and this region
to recovery. We are seeing the overall demand for exports from Asia Pacific
fast recovering to pre-COVID levels,”[9] said Kawal Preet, president of the Asia
Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) region at FedEx Express. “These additional flights
will empower our customers to harness the full potential of cross-border commerce, forging stronger intra-Asia,
trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe trade flows, as economies across Asia Pacific continue
to rebound[10].”
“Our new offerings are
testament to the potential that Southeast Asia holds to drive exports within
Asia and to markets in Europe and the U.S. At FedEx, we are ready with the
capabilities and solutions to support the needs of our customers,” said Audrey Cheong, regional vice president, Southeast Asia Operations,
FedEx Express. “With these new flights, we can look forward to supporting the
growth of the region’s cross-border
trade and support our SME customers in their recovery.”
FedEx currently operates around 200 weekly flights in and out of APAC to
trans-Pacific and Europe and connects APAC customers to the company’s extensive
global network.
[1]
https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/asia-ecommerce-top-retailers/
[3] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-07/china-s-trade-surges-on-strong-global-demand-commodity-boom
[4] https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-exports-jump-machine-orders-up-sign-recovery-2021-06-16/
[5] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-26/south-korea-s-economy-grows-more-than-expected-on-investment
[6] https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/asean-business/us-china-market-demand-to-keep-asean-exports-afloat-in-2021-report
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