STORY: FedEx launches Qingdao-U.S. flight expansion
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 11, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:57
LOCATION: QINGDAO, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the arrival of FedEx's cargo flight
2. SOUNDBITE (English): KAWAL PREET, President of FedEx Asia Pacific
3. various of employees of FedEx working at its factories in China and America

STORYLINE:

The Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), a global express giant, has increased the frequency of an international cargo flight from China's Qingdao to the U.S.

The flight departs from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport, making a stop in Japan's Osaka, before arriving in the U.S. city of Memphis.

Trial operations began in May 2024 with a once-weekly service.

This has now expanded to five flights per week from Monday to Friday. 

SOUNDBITE (English): KAWAL PREET, President of FedEx Asia Pacific
"I'm incredibly excited about our five-times-a-week flight from Qingdao to North America. And it connects the customers from Shandong Province and Qingdao with the best service value proposition, including the high-tech manufacturing industry, as well as e-commerce. The launch of this flight is actually a part of our strategy to expand and connect the second and third-tier cities in China to the global network that FedEx has across 220 countries and territories across the globe."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qingdao, China.
(XHTV)