Emirates To Start Freighter Flights To Tokyo Narita Airport In May

Emirates SkyCargo will add Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) to its scheduled freighter network in May with flights from Dubai International Airport (DXB), expecting to carry a wide range of manufacturing parts on the route.

NRT will become the 38^th point on the freighter network of the cargo arm of Emirates Airline. SkyCargo will operate the DXB-NRT service from May 24 using a Boeing 777F. The route will be flown 1X-weekly on Saturdays.

NRT will mark the second Japanese airport served by a SkyCargo freighter. Emirates already operates 2X-weekly 777F service to Kansai International Airport (KIX). The DXB-NRT service will have capacity to carry 100 metric tons each way, the carrier said.

NRT President and CEO Akihiko Tamura recently said growing cargo traffic is a major goal for the airport, which is currently the largest air or sea port in Japan in terms of value of cargo handled. NRT handles 17% of the value of all cargo coming to Japan, with Tokyo’s sea port coming in second at 11%, according to Tamura.