After Bangkok, back to Hong Kong today
Today, 1 June 2022, IAG Cargo is restarting its cargo-only services between London Heathrow and Hong Kong. Together with the four-times weekly flights to Bangkok, which IAG Cargo restarted on 24 May, these daily flights are responding to the continued acceleration of consumer spending.
The company has completed over 250 cargo-only flights from/to Hong Kong since the start of the pandemic. The early cargo-only flights in April 2020 mainly carried hand sanitisers, gloves, masks etc.
Then, three months into the pandemic, the business saw a major uplift of e-commerce. More people worked from home and upgraded their home tech set-ups, which had an impact on the type and number of consignments that were shipped. In 2021, IAG Cargo saw a 32% increase for its "prioritise" service which is popular with e-commerce customers. (ah)