Beijing's new airport opens first air cargo route


The Beijing Daxing International Airport, which is shaped like a phoenix spreading out its wings, opened to flights in September 2019. - AFP

BEIJING (Xinhua): An all-cargo flight carrying a shipment of fresh waxberries landed in the Beijing Daxing International Airport on Thursday (June 11) morning, marking the launch of the airport's first air cargo route since it commenced operations.

The flight, which is a B757-200 aircraft, was operated by SF Airlines, the aviation branch of China's express giant SF Express. It departed from Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, for Beijing with a consignment of fresh local waxberries.

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