Emirates SkyCargo operated 500 cargo-in-pax-cabin flights to 50 cities in May & June

July 21, 2020: Emirates SkyCargo announced that it had operated 500 flights with cargo loaded in the overhead bins, on the passenger seats or on the floor of the passenger cabin of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in the months of May and June 2020 to 50 global destinations.

Between April and June 2020, the air cargo carrier has operated more than 10,000 cargo flights to destinations across six continents. The flights were a mix of scheduled, ad-hoc and charter operations.

During the months of May and June, Emirates SkyCargo operated on an average more than 3,800 flights per month, with the aircraft travelling to over 100 destinations and covering approximately 37 million kilometres. Starting with 35 destinations at the end of March 2020, Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its network to over 100 scheduled cargo destinations across the world for the month of July 2020.

Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo said, " Emirates SkyCargo has innovatively adapted our cargo operations and offerings over the last few months in line with rapidly evolving market demand. Starting with deploying our passenger aircraft as freighters to more recently modifying 10 of our aircraft by removing Economy Class to allow for additional cargo capacity, we have been extremely flexible and agile in responding to our customers.

Emirates SkyCargo operates more than 10,000 cargo flights between April and June 2020, transporting food, medicine and other essential supplies across six continents. This includes over 500 flights with cargo loaded in the passenger cabins. https://t.co/HQMtWVcRk4 pic.twitter.com/kvDO6FFYXy

— Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 21, 2020