{"id":20169,"date":"2022-01-26T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/01\/26\/geodis-adds-multiple-flights-to-its-airdirect-network-in-asia-pacific\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T02:00:00","slug":"geodis-adds-multiple-flights-to-its-airdirect-network-in-asia-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/01\/26\/geodis-adds-multiple-flights-to-its-airdirect-network-in-asia-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"GEODIS adds multiple flights to its AirDirect network in Asia-Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>New weekly<br \/>\nservices from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Shanghai (PVG) and Sydney (SYD)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Second weekly<br \/>\nrotation: KUL \u2013 \u00a0\u00a0Hong Kong (HKG) \u2013<br \/>\nChennai (MAA) \u2013 KUL added<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>All schedules serviced<br \/>\nby long-term chartered aircraft<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Total of 320<br \/>\ntons in increased capacity <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Kuala Lumpur established<br \/>\nas multi-modal hub integrating with GEODIS Road Network, linking Vietnam,<br \/>\nThailand, Malaysia and Singapore<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA\u00a0&#8211;<b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">Media<br \/>\nOutReach<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 26<br \/>\nJanuary 2022 &#8211;\u00a0<b>In<br \/>\nresponse to surging demand for air cargo capacity in the region, <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geodis.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">GEODIS<\/a>, a global leading transport and<br \/>\nlogistics services provider, has significantly expanded its AirDirect own<br \/>\noperated network with three more intra-Asia Pacific (APAC) flight routes.\u00a0 With a newly established hub in Kuala Lumpur,<br \/>\nthe logistics operator will dovetail the air services with its Road Network<br \/>\nlinking destinations throughout Southeast Asia.\u00a0<br \/>\nThe multi-modal expansion builds on its strong momentum in creating<br \/>\ndiverse transportation options for customizing supply chain solutions for its<br \/>\ncustomers. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n[Image showing new flight routes] <\/p>\n<p><img width=\"520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/Thumb\/520x0\/216464\/AirDirect.jpg#image-216464\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\/><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/Thumb\/520x0\/216464\/AirDirect.jpg#image-216464\" width=\"520\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The expanded flight network, which bridges Hong Kong, Chennai,<br \/>\nSydney, and Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, can carry an additional 320 tons of cargo weekly.<br \/>\nThis will significantly ease the strain on the supply chains, which saw load<br \/>\nfactors and yields reach historic highs in 2021 when cargo capacity struggled<br \/>\nto meet the surge in e-commerce transactions. With demand for airfreight forecast<br \/>\nto increase, particularly amidst ongoing delays and flight cancellations across<br \/>\nSoutheast Asia following the impact of the Omicron variant, GEODIS believes its<br \/>\nextended AirDirect schedules will become a pivotal component in ensuring<br \/>\nseamless, reliable, and efficient air transport services in the region. <\/p>\n<p>The new flights will enable consolidated shipments across Asia including<br \/>\ngoods from key manufacturing sites in China, Malaysia, and Vietnam to transit<br \/>\nvia the Kuala Lumpur hub allowing all three of GEODIS&#8217; key services \u2013\u00a0AIRFLEX,<br \/>\nAIRFAST, AIRSAVE \u2013 to be offered to customers, presenting options that balance<br \/>\ntransit time against cost, according to customers&#8217; individual needs.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By enabling seamless connections with our expanded road network, connecting<br \/>\nSingapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, the multimodal hub at Kuala Lumpur<b> <\/b>offers highly integrated transport solutions that not only<br \/>\ncircumvent disruptions affecting both air and sea cargo flows, but also ensure<br \/>\nthat customers&#8217; shipments can reach anywhere in mainland Southeast Asia,&#8221; says<br \/>\nOnno Boots, President and Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, GEODIS.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given the increasingly complex supply chain landscape that has affected<br \/>\nthe logistical priorities and needs of industries across the board, it is more<br \/>\ncrucial now than ever to supplement integrated transport networks on strategic<br \/>\nroutes. GEODIS&#8217; new intra-APAC flight routes represent our sustained commitment<br \/>\nto provide highly reliable and innovative solutions to help customers optimize their<br \/>\nresponse to the e-commerce boom and chart their long-term business growth.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/singapore\/2022\/01\/26\/117498\/geodis-adds-multiple-flights-to-its-airdirect-network-in-asia-pacific\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New weekly services from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Shanghai (PVG) and Sydney (SYD) Second weekly rotation: KUL \u2013 \u00a0\u00a0Hong Kong (HKG) \u2013 Chennai (MAA) \u2013 KUL added All schedules serviced by long-term chartered aircraft Total of 320 tons in increased capacity Kuala Lumpur established as multi-modal hub integrating with GEODIS Road Network, linking Vietnam, Thailand, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}