Our global flight network.
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With our in-house AIR Direct flight operation, you can enjoy a synchronized and optimized air cargo supply chain that incorporates international transport hubs and access to global capacity supply chains. Our AIR Direct service provides tailor-made solutions and guarantees global reach and vast capacity – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Plus, with our hub and spoke approach, your cargo is handled by our expert teams throughout its journey - ensuring the points between your time critical, oversized and high value shipments, and where they need to be, as seamless as possible.
Full flexibility as standard.
Our network is ideal for handling special cargo from pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, microchips, oversized oil and gas equipment, vehicles as well as high-value goods.
Why AIR Direct - your benefits at a glance!
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Secure, reliable capacity
Countless air routes and schedules globally. We guarantee your global capacity, even during peak seasons for better planning, a competitive edge, and more peace of mind. -
Leaner manufacturing process
Remove the intermediates in your transport chain, and let us help you to leverage a seamless, cost-effective supply chain. -
Complete control and transparency of entire journey
Especially useful for time critical, temperature controlled and high-value shipments. -
Faster turnaround and reduced risk of delays
Our network uses gateways at less congested airports in terms of passenger flights and overall aircraft movements. Our fast and easy pre-/on carriage through our trucking networks keeps your production lean via a reduction of intermediates in the transport chain.
How our AIR Direct Network delivers air charter services from APAC
Even the most high-functioning supply chains can always use an extra boost of innovation, logistics expertise, and product diversity. Our AIR Direct charter services offer is all this and more, providing controlled, reliable air charter capacity from APAC to the world.
The AIR Direct Network leverages a strategic mix of both leased and chartered aircraft to ensure guaranteed air charter capacity. DSV is positioning its charter network to support customers’ needs for space with 100% controlled capacity.
Today, AIR Direct operates twelve regular air charter services to and from APAC, including:
- Hong Kong Star
- Pudong Express
- Dragon Wings
- Shanghai Star
- Korean Star
- African Star
Discover how our AIR Direct can help you synchronize and optimize your supply chain with services and products to best fit all your transport needs. Have a look at the map showing our charter flight network from APAC.
Hong Kong Star offers services connecting Hong Kong and Europe via three different routes: 1) Hong Kong - Istanbul - Luxembourg, 2) Hong Kong-Liege 3) Hong Kong-Birmingham. Via the first route, our chartered aircraft flies every Monday from Hong Kong to Istanbul and Luxembourg. Via the second route, our chartered aircraft flies from Hong Kong every Thursday for Liege, Belgium. Via the third route, our chartered aircraft flies every Wednesday and Sunday from Hong Kong to Birmingham, United Kingdom.
When cargo arrives in Hong Kong, distribution can be done by trucks to other locations in South China such as Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou and Zhongshan.
Pudong Express operates a round-trip service between Shanghai and Europe to deliver your goods directly. The route from Shanghai to Frankfurt, Germany, departs every Friday and the returning flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai will be every Thursday.
Dragon Wings offers weekly services connecting Hong Kong, Asia Pacific and USA via three different routes: 1) Hong Kong-Huntsville-Miami ,2) Hanoi-Hong Kong-Miami and 3) Hanoi-Hong Kong- Los Angeles. Via the first route, our chartered aircraft departs from Hong Kong to Huntsville and Miami every Friday. Via the second route, our chartered aircraft flies from Hanoi, Vietnam to Hong Kong. It then departs from Hong Kong to Miami, USA every Sunday. The third route connects Hanoi, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles, with departures from Hong Kong from every Thursday.
Shanghai Star operates weekly round-trip services between Shanghai and USA to deliver your goods directly. The departure time from Shanghai to Chicago is every Wednesday and Sunday. It then returns from Chicago back to Shanghai on every Monday and Wednesday.
Door-to-door delivery to the final destination can be done via our trucking network. Cargo from origins in Central and North China can be picked up by trucks and delivered to our Shanghai gateway.
Korean Star offers a weekly direct departure from Korea to Chicago, USA every Saturday, offering an additional seamless connection between Asia Pacific and USA.
African Star offers two direct departures per week from Hong Kong to Johannesburg, South Africa every Tuesday and Saturday. This unique service connects Hong Kong with South Africa.
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