Shenzhen to subsidize air cargo
Cargo airlines based at Shenzhen Airport and covering international air cargo routes will for the first year receive $100 per tonne multiplied by the total amount of outbound cargo with a ceiling of $1.25 million per aircraft. The second-year subsidy will drop to $75 per tonne, and the third year to $50.
The subsidy for carriers not based at Shenzhen but operating
international routes out of the airport will be calculated on every new
cargo route launched by each airline. For all out-bound cargo lifted
from Shenzhen Airport, these carriers will receive a subsidy of $62.50
per tonne in the first year with a ceiling of $1 million. The subsidy
will drop to 75% in the second year and 50 percent in the third.
Domestic cargo carriers based at Shenzhen and launching new mainland
routes will receive a subsidy of $62.50 per tonne in the first year
with a ceiling of $625,000. This subsidy will also drop to 75% in the
second year and 50 percent in the third.
Tobias Lubecki, a spokesman for Shenzhen-based carrier Jade Cargo
International — a joint venture started in August last year between
Shenzhen Airport, Lufthansa Cargo and DEG — was cautiously optimistic
about the initiative. He said, 'We have not yet received a full
overview of the proposal and are working closely with Shenzhen
authorities to obtain a firm commitment.'
The Pearl River delta is the center of Chinese manufacturing, the
more lift available directly from Shenzhen, as opposed to routing
through Hong Kong, the better. The transition of more air cargo to
Shenzhen is the next logical step.
Source: 3plwire