China Southern Launches Vancouver Cargo Link

China Southern Airlines inaugurated a new freighter service between Shanghai and Vancouver on Thursday (September 1), the only direct freighter service between China and Canada. The flight routes via Los Angeles on its inbound leg and is being operated four times weekly using a Boeing 777F.

Although the flight terminates at Vancouver International Airport, China Southern Airlines has an interline agreement with local operator Cargojet to offer onward links to cities across Canada and the US, including Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Montreal, Moncton, Halifax, St John’s, Seattle and Portland.

According to He Zongkai, Executive Vice President, China Southern Airlines, the launch of this route will give a big boost to the local economy, employment and the bilateral economic and trade relations between China and Canada.