YunExpress, a Chinese logistics company specializing in cross-border e-commerce trade, has opened a 75,300-square foot terminal at East Midlands Airport in the United Kingdom, becoming the first Chinese-based company to handle its own cargo at the airport. Cargo processing will commence on Thursday when a Central Airlines flight arrives with Chinese exports, according to an announcement by the airport. YunExpress began operating its own private flights to East Midlands Airport last May utilizing Boeing 777 freighter aircraft in partnership with China-based Central Airlines. The lease of a dedicated cargo facility is another step in YunExpress’s long-term plan to build an integrated, end-to-end logistics network in Europe. Controlling the plane-to-warehouse process instead of utilizing third-party cargo handlers will allow YunExpress to expedite e-commerce flows onto trucks and to customer locations. Central Airlines currently operates four widebody flights per week to East Midlands. YunExpress, recently approved as a regulated agent and warehouse operator by UK aviation and border authorities, aims to provide loading, offloading and distribution services to other carriers in the near future, the airport said. It will employ about 40 persons at the warehouse. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot(‘/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1’, [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], ‘div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0’).defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0’); }); In recent years, China and the U.K. have deepened trade cooperation, leading to a significant increase in demand for time-sensitive goods such as e-commerce parcels, machinery and medical supplies. East Midlands Airport, the United Kingdom’s second largest cargo airport, has…
