Maersk Air Cargo is conducting a two-month trial of a new route to establish a gateway in the United Kingdom for receiving e-commerce goods from China as part of the ocean shipping company’s transformation into a one-stop shop for logistics. The freighter operator is flying once a week through the end of the year between Hangzhou, China, and Bournemouth Airport using a Boeing 767-300 medium widebody freighter to test the trade lane’s viability and suitability of an alternative airport outside London. Aircraft tracking site Flightradar24 shows Maersk Air Cargo began operating the flights on Oct. 30 via its hub in Billund, Denmark, with a technical stop in Navoi, Uzbekistan. The temporary flight provides online sellers extra airlift during the peak shipping season that coincides with European holidays and could be continued in the future, according to Maersk, as per a report.
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