Jeddah,  Saudi Airlines Cargo announced it will launch a new B747 freighter flight from Saigon, Vietnam, beginning 25 March 2012. In combination with its Hong Kong flights, the service will operate two times per week, thus connecting Vietnam with the Middle East and Frankfurt.

“Saigon is an emerging market. With China becoming more expensive, production is increasingly being moved to Vietnam and other developing countries. This new service will enable us to expand our network into the region in response to changing market conditions,” said Peter Scholten, VP Commercial at Saudi Airlines Cargo.

Saudi Airlines Cargo operates scheduled freighter services with 12 freighters and sells the belly-capacity on 140 passenger aircraft for Saudi Arabian Airlines spanning a rapidly expanding global network of 225 destinations. In addition to its scheduled services Saudi Airlines Cargo provides charter flight from a growing fleet of aircraft.dedicated for charter work.

 Source:  Saudi Airlines Cargo