Hainan Airlines extends cargo GSSA agreement with ECS in Europe
China’s Hainan Airlines has extended its general sales & services agent agreement (GSSA) with ECS Group in Europe with a new contract in Hungary and Austria. The two-year contract, which began this month, sees Globe Air Cargo (part of ECS Group) taking responsibility for marketing the airline’s scheduled services from Budapest to Beijing. Hainan Airlines‘ winter schedule operates three Boeing 767 passenger and cargo flights per week with a maximum freight payload of twelve tonnes per flight. Overall, Globe Air Cargo expects to generate between 1,500 and 2,000 tonnes of cargo for Hainan in Hungary and Austria this year. The new contract extends the business partnership between ECS Group and the Hainanm which has previously awarded ECS contracts in Belgium and Germany (online stations in its network) as well as for offline representation at other ECS offices across Europe. In additional to its main station in Haikou, Hainan Airlines has established eight airline bases in Beijing, Xi’an, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Dalian and Shenzhen, as well as an extensive network across China. It connects Asia, Europe, America and Africa with nearly 500 domestic and international routes flying to more than ninety cities. Quelle: eyefortransport |