DHL adds 747 on vital route.

Byline: The Nation.

DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company, recently added a Boeing 747-400F to service its vital Singapore-Hong Kong route through Air Hong Kong, a joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL.

The 110-tonne Boeing freighter replaces the current 45-tonne A300-600F, and will operate between the two cities six days a week, more than doubling capacity on the route, a vital link for intra-Asia trade.

The addition of the Boeing 747-400F service comes on the back of increased air capacity for flights between Hong Kong and Nagoya, Taipei, Seoul and Singapore. Operated by Air Hong Kong, the flights were increased in the …