Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, helped import more than 34,000 tonnes of food into the country between January and April. The company has set a new world record for freight volume.

 

 

Emirates used the cargo capacity of its Boeing 777 cargo and Boeing 777-300ER to maintain food supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic. The air carrier imported more than 34,000 tonnes of food into the country between January and April, from 35 countries.

 

 

Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Emirates, recently set a new world record for the maximum number of cargoes loaded in the lower deck of a Boeing 777-300ER. Breaking its own record established a few days earlier on the flight from Karachi (Pakistan) to Dubai with 63 tonnes. On April 23, 2020, Emirates SkyCargo operated a Boeing 777-300ER departing from Mumbai (India), loaded with just over 66 tonnes of cargo at the lower deck of the aircraft. The cargo carried included perishable goods.

Import of more than 34,000 tonnes of food from 35 countries (Photo: Emirates).