East Midlands Airport welcomes SF Express as sixth new cargo operator in six months

SF Express has landed at East Midlands Airport (EMA), becoming the sixth new cargo operator to start services at the UK freight hub in six months. The arrival highlights EMA's rapid build‑out of freighter connections and growing China–Europe cargo linkages.

Discovered 2025-11-03T16:16:54.739163-08:00 | 2025-11-03T16:16:54.739163-08:00

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  • The arrival of SF Express marks the sixth new cargo operator at East Midlands in six months, a clear metric of rising freighter activity and demand at a major UK logistics gateway; see recent freighter additions at East Midlands.
  • SF Express expands China–Europe lift at a time when multiple Chinese carriers are launching or scaling European freighter services, demonstrated by recent routes such as China's Central Airlines to Katowice and Beijing Capital's A330P2F to Glasgow Prestwick.

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