MIL-OSI Russia: First direct air cargo route launched between Zhejiang and Central Asia

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

HANGZHOU, July 2 (Xinhua) — Flight C6622, a Boeing 767 cargo plane, took off from Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, bound for Tashkent early Wednesday, marking the launch of the first direct air cargo route between Zhejiang Province and Central Asia.

The route is also the second cargo airline opened by the Hangzhou Airport checkpoint administration since the beginning of this year. Flights will be operated on Wednesdays and Sundays. The travel time between Hangzhou and the capital of Uzbekistan is approximately 6 hours.

The maximum cargo capacity of the aircraft is about 50 tons. The opening of the new route provides an effective channel for direct delivery of everyday items, clothing and other goods from Zhejiang Province to the Central Asian market.

At the same time, the return flights will carry fresh fruits and other types of specific agricultural products from Uzbekistan to China.

According to the data, Zhejiang airports handle a total of 53 international cargo flights, covering three continents. From January to June 2025, the total cargo and mail handling volume of the province’s airports was about 520,000 tons, up about 2.6 percent year on year. -0-

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