Vietjet, UPS team up for global cargo transportation from Asia
Vietjet and UPS, a global leader in logistics, have entered into a historic agreement to leverage each other’s global and regional network by further growing trade lanes from Asia to destinations in the US.
A Vietjet VNA-629 airplane. (Photo courtesy of the airline)
HCM City (VNA) - Vietjet and UPS, a globalleader in logistics, have entered into a historic agreement to leverage eachother’s global and regional network by further growing trade lanes from Asia todestinations in the US.
The agreement provides Vietjet with access to UPS’ extensiveglobal network via UPS’ “browntails” while UPS will be able to tap Vietjet’sextensive reach within Vietnam, Thailand and all over Asia, to serve businessesin more areas and at quicker speeds, the airline said in a statement.
“The agreement with Vietjet comes at a significant time fortrade in Vietnam,” said Russell Reed, Managing Director of UPS Vietnam andThailand.
“As Vietnam’s economy embraces growth momentum, the countryis poised to benefit from shifts in global manufacturing and trade flows, andUPS, together with Vietjet, hope to expand import and export opportunities forbusinesses of all sizes in Vietnam, enabling them to trade with greater easeand confidence on a global scale,” Reed said.
Vietjet Cargo’s CEO Do Xuan Quang, said the cooperation withUPS paved the way for Vietjet to make Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkokregional logistics hubs for one-stop-shop cargo transportation services fromAsia to western destinations as the airline further expands its domestic flightnetwork in the countries and boosts international services not just withinSoutheast Asia but also in Northeast Asia.
On September 26, 2020, UPS and Vietjet successfully operateda cargo flight from Hanoi to the US via Incheon Airport in the Republic of Koreafor the first time. The service has been operated with one service per weeksince then.
The transported cargo, including garment products, seafood,medical commodities and other general cargo, are collected from all Vietjet’shubs in Vietnam, Thailand and other Asian destinations to Hanoi, according tothe budget carrier.
Both sides have also conducted cargo flights between HCM Cityand Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) using UPS planes as well as working together forcargo transportation on Vietjet’s flights between HCM City and Hanoi./.
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A Vietjet VNA-629 airplane. (Photo courtesy of the airline) 
