Emirates SkyCargo to help boost global trade opportunities for Vietnam

Dubai: Emirates airline's cargo unit, Emirates SkyCargo, said on Wednesday it will connect more businesses in Vietnam with trade opportunities across its global network with the launch of a daily passenger service on June 4, 2012.

The company will use the 240-tonne weekly belly-hold capacity of the aircraft to stimulate trade between Ho Chi Minh City, its Dubai hub and more than 120 other destinations, it said in a statement, adding that Ho Chi Minh City will become the 14th Emirates SkyCargo point in the Far East, strengthening its commitment to the region, with major exporters - such as Hong Kong, China, Japan and Korea, already operating on the carrier's trade lanes to points throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America.