Emirates SkyCargo redesigns Airbus A380 for charter cargo operati

Emirates SkyCargo, freighter division of Emirates airline has started utilising its double decker Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network.

The first dedicated Emirates A380 mini-freighter successfully has transported medical supplies to Seoul and Amsterdam via Dubai, said a press release.  

Emirates has optimised the cargo capacity of the Airbus A380 to safely transport around 50 tonnes of cargo per flight in the bellyhold of the aircraft.

Emirates SkyCargo has introduced the dedicated cargo operations in response to the demand for urgent transportation of important goodslike including medical supplies to fight against the second possible wave of Covid-19 across the world.