Emirates Airlines (EK) leads Sri Lanka's air export

Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo (EK) has become the leader of Sri Lanka's exports, with a total export volume of 118,000 tons in 2017-18 and an export volume of 23% - 27,000 tons.

Sri Lanka is a major exporter of fruits, vegetables, flowers and seafood. From Northern Europe to Southeast Asia to East Africa, there is demand around the world. In 2017-18, Emirates SkyCargo shipped more than 7,500 tons of fish and shellfish - about 40% of the 17,500 tons of seafood exported from Sri Lanka - to the US and Europe, especially the UK, France, Italy and the Netherlands.

The Middle East is one of Sri Lanka's major import markets for fruits and vegetables. Maldives, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Seychelles are also regular importers of fresh produce in the country.

The airline has become the main carrier of perishable goods. Its “Emirates Fresh” service is based on its Dubai hub (DXB) temperature control facility, a 4.5-hour flight from the Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) in Colombo, and the pharma corridor system launched in January. ), strict end-to-end temperature control is connected to various destinations in its network.

The airline has 28 flights a week to and from Colombo Airport (CMB), each carrying 20 tons in the abdomen of its 777 passenger aircraft. It operates a fleet of 257 wide-body aircraft and 14 freighters.

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