Sanya Airways Introduces Direct Freighter Service From US

Sanya Airways
Corporation, a US registered airline is partnering with Broadline Services Limited to commence a new freighter service from the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta, to Nigeria’s economic capital, Lagos, with a B767-300 ER.
Nigeria has been a growing niche cargo freighter market with high import but less export business that is dominated by foreign airline, so Sanya Airways with Nigerian stake holding may become a major player in the emerging market.
The chief operating officer (COO) of the airline, Mr. Segun Adesanya said the B767-300 freighter would initially operate weekly frequency on a continuation leg to Lagos from Liege in Belgium and then to Namibia where it will airlift perishables bound for Liege.
Adesanya also said the 3767-300 venture would enable the airline to market perishable exports from Southern Africa to Europe, a market he revealed that is now growing rapidly.
He also stated that the service would provide inbound capacity for Sanya shipment in Europe and USA for onward connectivity to its West African network as well as provide equal opportunity for delivering products that are bought on line by African Markets abroad.
The COO explained that the aircraft’s loading capacity makes it the best to offer payload up to 45 tonnes as well as accept long and oversize pieces, thereby making its service a new dimension of business to and from Africa.
“We are very excited with this new venture that will be cost-effective cargo solutions to freight forwarders, traders, online users, for heavy and outsize pieces, energy equipment, time critical cargo and dangerous goods.
Sanya is able to provide highly competitive pricing offer block space, backloads and other commercially innovative solutions that are value added service to our client’s, Adesanya said.
He disclosed that his company’s partner in Nigeria Broadline Services Limited (BSL) would assist the airline with documentation collection, customs formalities where required, while trucking and warehousing arrangements will be provided by Nahco Aviance.
Adesanya, therefore solicited for an enabling environment, cooperation, understanding best work ethics while promising to service the international community by making Lagos the main hub in Africa.
He expressed regret that Nigeria is yet to grow major export products manufactured or otherwise, except oil and associated products, noting that the company would want to get anything out of Nigeria as export cargo.