Cargo line established between Nis and Urumqi

A two-day meeting was held in the Chinese city of Urumqi, where an agreement was signed between Aerodromi Srbije (Airports of Serbia) and the company “Xinjiang Airport Group,” which officially marked the beginning of strategic cooperation in the development of cargo transport. The result of all this is the establishment of an air line between the airport in Nis, which is part of Aerodromi Srbije, and the airport in Urumqi, which is part of the aforementioned Chinese group, Aerodromi Srbije announced.

Both parties, as emphasized, aim to jointly develop an air logistics corridor connecting Serbia, China and Europe and to fully utilize the favorable position of Urumqi as an international aviation hub.

The agreement was signed by Mihajlo Zdravkovic, Director of Aerodromi Srbije, and Tao Runwen, Chairman of the Board of the Xinjiang Airport Group.

– The joint message we are sending from Urumqi and Nis is that both sides believe that there is strong potential for cooperation in the field of cargo transport, that there is also room for expanding routes. These two airports will be gateways for the regions in which they are located, playing a vital role in regional connectivity and logistics development – the statement reads.

The signing of the agreement and working meetings at the two-day event in China were a prelude to the joint farewell of the first cargo flight of the Boeing 767 aircraft, which landed at Nis airport on Thursday evening with a traditional water salute.

The plan is to transport as many as 50 tons of goods from China per flight, in accordance with the transport needs.

In this way, the Nis airport is positioned as a hub for the entire Balkans, because these goods will be further distributed through domestic companies in the field of transport and logistics to Serbia, but also to North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Aerodromi Srbije doo Niš

Aerodrom Konstantin Veliki Niš

Xinjiang Airport Group

Mihajlo Zdravković

Tao Runwen

cargo line between Niš and Urumqi

Niš Constantine the Great Airport