Cainiao launches a cargo flight route between Singapore and Hainan Island.
According to General Manager James Zhao, the logistics arm will launch freights flights to duty-free shuttle products, watches, and handbags to mainland China. Cainiao will transport luxury items and goods between the southern Chinese port and Singapore seven times a week. Also, there is a possibility of similar flights between Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea, and Hainan. These are popular destinations among Chinese tourists who traditionally have been traveling abroad to buy high-end goods, but the pandemic curtailed this. As a result, brands are looking to serve Chinese customers at home by shipping luxury products to mainland China.
Alibaba cargo flights supply duty-free shopping zone in China
Direct flights from Singapore slice days off transit time for in-demand luxury goods 2 minutes read Suparna Airlines is running a dedicated air transport route for Alibaba between Singapore and Chinese cities in Hainan Province. (Photo: Alibaba)
The logistics arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has contracted with Suparna Airlines to operate daily dedicated cargo flights between Singapore and Hainan province in China to support Hainan’s emergence as a duty-free shopping hub and growing e-commerce orders.
The new air service is the latest example of how Cainiao Smart Logistics Network is rapidly expanding its private airline to quickly transport shipments for customers, much like Amazon Air (NASDAQ: AMZN) is doing in the U.S. and Europe.
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The luxury goods market in China grew 48% last year as Covid-related travel disruptions boosted domestic spending. The consultancy expects this growth to continue, putting China on track to claim the biggest share of the luxury goods market by 2025.
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The pandemic has helped achieve the Chinese government’s goal of bringing spending back home and efforts like Cainiao’s will help keep it there even as travel ultimately restarts.
Alibaba’s logistics arm is launching direct cargo flights between Singapore and China’s Hainan Island, seeking to bolster the supply of luxury goods for voracious Chinese shoppers after the pandemic halted global travel.
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