UPS plans to fly six nights per week to RI

UPS plans to fly six nights per week to RI

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Atlanta-based courier United Parcel Service (UPS) plans to
triple the freight capacity of its Indonesian services to 14 tons
per night starting in June this year, indicating the company's
confidence in Indonesia's trade prospects.

UPS Indonesia announced on Wednesday that it had completed
negotiations with authorities to operate a Boeing 737 express
cargo jet six nights per week from Halim Perdanakusumah airport
in Jakarta starting in June.

"The new service will help local exporters and importers to
compete in global trade," UPS Indonesia country manager Dave
Metcalf told a media conference on Wednesday.

He did not provide further details on the planned drastic
increase of its Indonesian capacity, but said that it was part of
its move to increase capacity and provide faster delivery times
for goods moving within and out of Asia.

UPS International just opened its intra-Asia hub in the former
U.S. Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines on April 4.

It chose the Philippines because its open-sky policy allows
easy processing of air cargo.

The new hub allows UPS to reach major cities in Asian
countries within four hours.

The new hub has also helped UPS Indonesia to improve services
to customers in Indonesia by extending its pick-up time in
Indonesia to as late as 9 p.m., with guaranteed delivery to any
address in the U.S. or 280 cities throughout Western Europe by
8:30 a.m. on the second day.

Founded in 1907, UPS now serves more than 200 countries and
territories with more than 250 heavy jet aircraft. In 2001, UPS
International generated total revenues of US$30.6 billion.