DFW launches Shanghai service: provides exceptional trade and transport links with China

Latin Trade, March, 2004

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has launched service to Shanghai with China Cargo Airlines, solidifying its preeminent position as the leader in Asian cargo for the South and Eastern United States.

"DFW is the first non-traditional gateway that a Chinese carrier has chosen," said Bill Frainey, assistant vice president of marketing for DFW. "Our new air service with China Cargo now provides not only local businesses, but businesses from around the world with exceptional trade and transport links with China."

The new flight also provides a key link from China to Central and South America through DFW as the Airport continues to expand its cargo business around the globe.

"China Cargo's entry into the U.S. market will provide us with more than 25 cargo flights per week into Asia--a significant booster for trade with the region," said Frainey. "The new service is a direct reflection of the surge in the Asian cargo business that we have been experiencing over the past two years. It also proves how DFW's commitment to growing its air cargo service is helping to streamline the supply chain. With the Airport's strategic, central location in the U.S., DFW shortens the timeframe for shipments, reducing or eliminating the trucking component, and lowers the overall cost of business. This enables companies to improve their return on assets and margins--thereby improving their bottom lines."

The Airport's Asian freighter cargo business has grown 93 percent since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and now represents more than 55 percent of DFW's total international cargo. Currently, DFW is served by five Asian cargo airlines, connecting to such Asia Pacific destinations as Taipei, Seoul, Macau, Hong Kong and Singapore. The new Shanghai service is the first to directly link DFW to China.

DFW is the major, mid-continent gateway to the world, encompassing 18,076 acres of land, with more than two million square feet devoted to cargo warehouse space. The airport offers clients 24-hour customs clearance and seven runways, which help result in fewer delays, greater volume and on-time, cost-effective service.

Also, like no other gateway in North America, DFW offers more than 2,000 acres of airport land dedicated for air cargo facility development. The Airport, which is home to more than 100 multinational freight forwarders, consolidators and logistics providers, is served by more than 40 cargo carriers that offer local shippers and forwarders access to markets throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

"With DFW's central location, unmatched transportation facilities and fast, efficient service, DFW Airport is the ideal cargo hub," said Frainey.

For additional information, visit www.dfwairport.com.

DFW Airport Maximizes the Efficiency of Cargo Distribution

* 98 percent of the U.S. population can be reached via truck within 48 hours or less.

* 98 percent of all international perishable shipments are cleared within two hours by the USDA, and with most other dry shipments clearing U.S. Customs within four hours of arrival.

* By air, DFW is four hours or less from nearly every major North American market.

* DFW offers direct service to more than 165 nonstop destinations worldwide with more than 2,000 daily flights.

* DFW provides a full range of logistic support resources including freight forwarders, customs brokers, third-party logistics companies and trucking firms.

* DFW is home to Foreign Trade Zone #39, located on 2,500 acres.