FedEx offers next-day deliveries in China

FedEx Express will offer guaranteed next-day deliveries within China for the first time beginning May 28. FedEx said the new domestic offering will connect businesses within China and around the world. FedEx connects more than 90% of China's GDP to the rest of the world through its global network.

The new domestic services — expected to be fully operational in June 2007 — will offer next-business-day, time-definite overnight delivery service to 19 of China’s biggest cities and a day-definite service to more than 200 cities throughout the country.

Real-time package status tracking will let customers know where their shipments are along the way.

The domestic express network includes a system centered at the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. The newly established hub will initially sort up to 9,000 packages an hour.

A domestic carrier, Okay Airways, will provide the domestic air transportation. Using three Boeing 737 freighters, Okay Airways will operate an air cargo network within China in support of FedEx. The aircraft will operate two circular routes nightly, covering the country's major airports.

Source: DM News