KUALA LUMPUR: Raya Airways Sdn Bhd has marked the entry of its freight delivery services into Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in China.
Raya Airways said the entry recorded it as the first Malaysian freight service provider operating to the destination.
The airline will serve Nanning four times per week with an average weekly load of 30 tonnes and a maximum capacity of up to 40 tonnes, utilising its Boeing 767-200F aircraft.
This new freight route will carry all shipments that Raya Airways specialises in, namely cross-border e-commerce products and consumer goods, including perishable items.
"Emboldened by a rapidly developing logistics industry, Raya Airways aims to expand our network to more destinations within Asia-Pacific, including within China and other countries later this year," group managing director Mohamad Najib Ishak said in a statement today.
"Raya Airways is thrilled to expand its logistics solutions and time-definite services into China, one of the world's largest and fastest growing air-cargo markets."
Najib said with Nanning being the gateway to Asean and increasing cross-border e-commerce goods being transported from China into the Southeast Asian markets, the route expansion was timely and would support the increasing demand of cargo services from consumers and merchants.
"The expansion will also offer us an opportunity to create and provide a seamless logistics network driven by efficient service," he added.
Najib said as one of the key enablers in the supply chain ecosystem, Raya Airways's role was to establish connections and options for its customers.
He said since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, freight transportation had become increasingly significant, and it was integral that the airlines continue to strengthen its expansion plan into new markets.
"We look forward to introducing more new routes in the months ahead as we increase our interconnecting network of destinations to support businesses during this pandemic," he added.