Special Chartered Planes Used to Ship Export Goods to Japan and Germany

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on May 29 that it has arranged special passenger planes to ship export goods of Korean companies to Japan and Germany.

A chartered plane left for Narita, Japan on May 29, followed by another one sent to Frankfurt, Germany on May 30. They were the second chartered flights arranged for export cargoes after those for Jakarta, Indonesia, and Chongqing, China, in late April.

The plane for Narita carried 17 tons of goods from 10 companies including cosmetics, manufacturing process robots and cotton masks, while the other for Frankfrurt carried 23 tons of goods from 12 companies, including medical protection equipment, auto parts and electronic parts.

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines were in charge of the chartered flights, while Hanjin and PACTRA International handled cargo loading.