Fujian opens its first direct cargo route to Thailand

At 11:00 pm on July 23rd, under the supervision of Xiamen Airport Customs, a SC2467 all cargo flight loaded with 18 tons of electronic products, mechanical equipment, and other goods took off smoothly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and headed to Bangkok, Thailand, marking the official opening of Fujian's first direct all cargo regular flight to Thailand.
Bangkok is the capital and largest city of Thailand, located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River (Chao Phraya River), adjacent to the Gulf of Siam to the south. It is also the largest city in the Indochinese Peninsula and the second largest city in Southeast Asia. Its economy accounts for over 40% of Thailand's total, and Bangkok Port undertakes 90% of Thailand's foreign trade, serving as the political, economic, trade, and transportation center of Thailand.
It is reported that the route is operated by Shandong Airlines and uses a full cargo aircraft model. It is planned to operate two round-trip flights per week (departing on Mondays and Thursdays and returning on Tuesdays and Fridays). The exported goods mainly include mechanical equipment, electronic products, and daily necessities, while the imported goods mainly include Southeast Asian fresh fruits such as durian. The average import and export cargo volume per flight is about 30 tons.
"This Xiamen Bangkok route is Shandong Airlines' third all cargo route in Southeast Asia landing in Xiamen. Its core positioning is to jointly build a two-way efficient air channel of" Made in China going out to sea+fresh return "with the" the Belt and Road "countries. Xiamen is the core hub of Shandong Airlines' air cargo in Southeast China. Later, we will focus on this newly landed cargo operation base to further enhance the route network in Southeast Asia. At the same time, we will also rely on the fresh and cold chain support facilities of Yuanxiang cargo station to build a more efficient cargo fast customs clearance channel and create a full chain logistics service system of" flight+ground support+customs clearance ". ”Huang Zhinan, Xiamen Manager of Cargo Department of Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd., said.
With the smooth opening of the Xiamen Bangkok full cargo scheduled route, Xiamen Airport has now opened 17 full cargo scheduled routes, including 6 full cargo scheduled routes to Southeast Asia, accounting for 35.3%, and 8 direct cargo routes to Luxembourg, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road", accounting for 47.1%.
To ensure the smooth opening of the Xiamen Bangkok freight route, Xiamen Airport Customs has proactively taken the lead, formulated a full process supervision and protection plan, and provided guidance on flight registration, standardized declaration, and other business operations; In response to the characteristics of imported goods mainly consisting of fresh fruits such as durian, the customs has proactively understood the import plans and customs clearance requirements of enterprises, customized a "one product, one policy" supervision plan, leveraged the advantages of all-weather operation, opened up the "green channel for fresh goods", guided enterprises to adopt "advance declaration" facilitation measures, and achieved "immediate inspection and release" of fresh goods imports. At the same time, the customs provide guidance to enterprises on admission requirements, quarantine procedures, preferential rules of origin, etc., strictly implement quarantine supervision requirements, prevent the introduction of foreign diseases and biological invasion, and create an efficient, convenient, and orderly port clearance environment for the stable operation of air routes.
"Next, we will continue to improve the information sharing and cooperation mechanism with airlines and logistics enterprises, take the initiative to meet the needs of enterprises, continue to promote the construction of 'smart customs', improve the facilitation level of cross-border logistics, and promote the landing of more freight lines for countries jointly building the' the Belt and Road 'in Xiamen, so as to make customs contributions to the subsequent expansion and strengthening of the new Xiang'an Airport and the promotion of high-quality airport city development with the core engine of the new airport as a' new power source '," said Yin Zhenyu, chief of the check-in monitoring section of Xiamen Airport Customs.