The regular operation of the Jinan Bangkok route has achieved zero breakthrough in Southeast Asia fr

On the morning of August 26th at 10 o'clock, Shandong Airlines' first Boeing 737-800 all cargo plane departed from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, loaded with 16 tons of e-commerce and industrial electronic components, and flew to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. This marks a key breakthrough in the construction of Jinan International Air Cargo Hub, and Shandong Airlines has officially started the normal operation of the "Jinan Bangkok" all cargo aircraft, achieving a zero breakthrough in Southeast Asian cargo routes.

This route adopts an innovative model of "one aircraft, multiple points, and cross flight carrying cargo" to build an international freight network connecting Jinan, Bangkok, Osaka, Nanjing, and Dhaka. In the two regular flights per week, the departure mainly consists of e-commerce express, electronic components, and display components, while the return mainly focuses on transporting fresh products such as durian and seafood, forming a stable two-way logistics channel. Shi Fengjun, vice president of Shandong Airlines Group, pointed out that as an important destination of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, this route has opened up a dedicated logistics channel for Shandong cross-border e-commerce, medicine and characteristic agricultural products

During the same period, the Shandong civil aviation freight market experienced multiple favorable profits. On August 8th, the fifth 737-800BCF cargo aircraft of Shandong Airlines was delivered for operation, expanding the fleet size to five and building a "golden triangle" cargo network covering Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, and Central Asia. On the same day, China Post Airlines' "Jinan Tokyo" freight route was simultaneously opened, relying on the "air+land" multimodal transport mode to achieve "next day delivery" service for cross-border packages. On August 17th, Shandong Airlines added an all cargo flight route from Qingdao to Tokyo, with a one-way cargo capacity of 18 tons, further improving its cargo layout for Japan and South Korea. In terms of strategic layout, Shandong Airlines takes Jinan as the core node, links with the three major hubs of Qingdao, Shenzhen, and Urumqi, and forms a three-dimensional freight network of "Northeast Asia Southeast Asia Central Asia". At present, four all cargo planes have achieved efficient operation both domestically and internationally. In the future, they will deeply participate in the construction of Jinan's "four ports and three zones" aviation hub, and continuously optimize the cargo network through the "one aircraft, multiple points" model. It is worth noting that Jinan Airport has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with China Post Express Logistics Shandong Branch, deepening cooperation in areas such as international route expansion, source organization, and "air to air intermodal transportation".

Industry data shows that in July 2025, the volume of civil aviation cargo flights increased by 16.8% year-on-year, and the volume of international air cargo and mail transportation surged by 21.5% year-on-year. Boeing predicts that global air cargo demand will maintain an average annual growth rate of 4% from 2024 to 2043, and the market share of express delivery companies is expected to increase from 18% to 25%. Shandong Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Co., Ltd., as a 737-800 freighter modification base, has completed 113 passenger to cargo conversion projects, fully responding to the demand for an average annual increase of 15% in votes in the e-commerce express delivery market. Shandong Airlines quickly fills the capacity gap through aircraft modification, and will transport a total of 22000 tons of cargo and mail by 2024. The innovative "Japan Air Ground Intermodal Transport" and "Cross Airline Intermodal Transport" products have transported a total of 9748 tons of goods and mail, achieving efficient logistics services of "one-time billing and billing". At present, China's total number of cargo planes accounts for 9% of the world's total, and two-thirds of the cargo volume on international routes is carried by foreign airlines. The large-scale operation of Shandong Airlines' full cargo fleet has effectively improved the stability of the regional industrial chain and supply chain.

With an expected annual growth rate of 9% in global e-commerce revenue, Shandong Airlines is accelerating the construction of a "high-speed air" logistics channel. By continuously investing in a full cargo fleet and optimizing the freight network, we not only provide transportation support for high value-added products such as chips and biomedicine for high-end manufacturing, but also help cross-border e-commerce achieve logistics upgrades of "buying globally and selling globally", injecting strong momentum into Shandong's efforts to create a new high for opening up to the outside world.