Airfreight in the time of COVID-19
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Airfreight in the time of COVID-19 With the governments of the world acting to stop the spread of COVID-19, there have been many consequences for international trade and logistics. For Australia this has included price surges for freight – both sea and air – and the cancellation of services. It is therefore critical that you maintain close contact with your freight forwarder/logistics company to understand any opportunities and/or risks that the current climate poses. The Federal Government announced the COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund on April 1, including the International Freight Assistance Mechanism. This mechanism is targeted at high-value agricultural and fisheries products that are predominately perishable – and being exported to established customers – and imported medical goods on inbound flights. To see if you are eligible, want to submit an Expression of Interest, or for updated information on IFAM supported flights click here. The government has recently extended IFAM through to the end of 2020 and updated the IFAM flight schedule and carriers. A number of airlines have committed to run IFAM flights to at least mid- late August, bringing some certainty to those exporting and those importing medical goods via airfreight.
Qantas
The national carrier has worked with the Federal Government to reintroduce flights to multiple
destinations with airfreight capacity under the IFAM, in addition to non-supported, commercial-only
flights.
Additional routes available from Qantas, but not supported by the IFAM include:
• Melbourne and/or Sydney – Los Angeles
• Sydney – New York
• Sydney – Shanghai
• Sydney – Chicago
IFAM Supported Flights
Port of Departure - Port of Arrival Days of the week
New Zealand
Brisbane – Auckland Saturdays
Auckland – Brisbane Saturdays
Hong Kong
Brisbane – Hong Kong (via Cairns) Tuesdays and Thursdays
Hong Kong – Brisbane Thursdays and Fridays
Melbourne – Hong Kong Wednesdays and Fridays
Hong Kong – Melbourne Wednesdays and Saturdays
Singapore
Brisbane – Singapore Tuesdays
Singapore – Brisbane Fridays
Melbourne – Singapore Thursdays
Singapore – Melbourne Wednesdays
Japan
Brisbane – Tokyo (Narita) Sundays
Sydney – Tokyo (Narita) Tuesdays
Tokyo (Narita) – Sydney Wednesdays
For more information on Qantas’ flight schedule – including once-off and non-supported flights –
and updates to services click hereVirgin Australia
At the time of writing, there are two routes that the airline had announced with five flights a week
as part of the IFAM.
IFAM Supported Flights
Port of Departure - Port of Arrival Days of the week
Brisbane – Los Angeles Saturdays
Los Angeles – Brisbane Sundays
Melbourne – Los Angeles Wednesdays
Los Angeles – Melbourne Wednesdays
Los Angeles – Melbourne Saturdays
For more information on Virgin Australia services click here
Air New Zealand
The cross-Tasman airline has confirmed they will operate three routes between Australia and New
Zealand until at least May 31, for essential workers and belly-hold airfreight. These flights are same
day return.
They are also continuing to service select Pacific and long-haul services:
• Pacific Islands: Cook Island, Fiji, Niue, Norfolk, Rarotonga and Samoa
• Asia: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo
• Americas: Los Angeles, San Francisco
Non-supported routes to and from New Zealand
Auckland – Brisbane - Auckland
Christchurch – Melbourne – Christchurch
Auckland – Melbourne – Auckland
Christchurch – Sydney – Christchurch
Auckland – Sydney – Auckland
For more information on Air New Zealand’s scheduled flights click here (this is a 3rd party website)Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific is operating two services as part of the IFAM and continues to operate passenger
services and passenger flights operated for cargo only. They are running commercial services to and
from Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Their open connecting routes include:
• Europe: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London
• Asia: China (Beijing, Shanghai, etc.), Japan (Osaka, Tokyo, etc.), Mumbai, Philippines (Cebu
and Manilla), Taiwan, Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Min)
• Americas: Canada (Toronto and Vancouver) and USA (Los Angeles, New York and San
Francisco)
IFAM Supported Flights
Port of Departure - Port of Arrival Days of the week
Adelaide – Hong Kong Sunday
Toowoomba – Hong Kong Friday
For more information on Cathay Pacific’s scheduled flights click here
Emirates
Emirates is operating two IFAM flights a week, and multiple commercial routes to and from
Australia.
• Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney – Dubai
• Sydney – Bangkok
• Sydney – Christchurch
• Melbourne and Sydney – Hong Kong
• Melbourne and Sydney – Singapore
IFAM Supported Flights
Port of Departure - Port of Arrival Days of the week
Brisbane – Dubai Friday
Sydney – Dubai Sunday
For more information on Emirates’ scheduled flights click hereEtihad
Etihad is operating one IFAM route twice a week. Additionally, they are also running commercial
fights between Sydney and Abu Dhabi.
Their connecting routes include:
• Europe: Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Milan and Paris
• Middle East, Africa and Asia: Bahrain, China (Beijing, Shanghai), Hong Kong, India (8
destinations), Johannesburg, Nairobi, Riyadh, Taiwan, Tokyo, Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi
Min)
• Americas: Chicago, New York and Toronto
IFAM Supported Flights
Port of Departure - Port of Arrival Days of the week
Melbourne – Abu Dhabi Thursdays and Saturdays
For more information on Emirates’ scheduled flights click here
Japan Airlines
JAL operates three IFAM flights a week to and from Tokyo. Their connecting commercial network
that is currently operating includes:
• Europe: Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Paris,
• Asia: Bangalore, Bangkok, China (6 destinations), Guam, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala
Lumpur, Manilla, Seoul, Singapore, Taiwan,
• Americas: Vancouver, USA (Dallas Fort Worth, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle)
IFAM Supported Flights
Port of Departure - Port of Arrival Days of the week
Melbourne – Tokyo (Narita) Fridays
Tokyo (Narita) – Melbourne Wednesdays
Sydney – Tokyo (Haneda) Wednesdays
For more information on the non-supported flight schedules click hereQatar Airways
Qatar Airways has announced dedicated freighter flights from Australia to Doha, which will provide
access to European destinations, including freight capacity on their remaining passenger routes.
Some of the passenger routes still operating include:
• Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich), Dublin, London, Paris,
Rome, Prague, Vienna and Zurich
• Americas: Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Montréal, São Paulo and Washington.
There is a dedicated non-IFAM freight route is a multi-stop round-trip, running Doha – Melbourne –
Perth – Doha, with tech stops in Singapore between Australia and Doha. In addition, Qatar airways is
also currently scheduling multiple passenger flights per week with belly-hold cargo space.
IFAM supported Flights
Port of Departure - Port of Arrival Days of the week
Perth – Kuala Lumpur Tuesdays and Saturdays
Melbourne – Kuala Lumpur Tuesdays and Fridays
For more information on Qatar Airways’ scheduled flights click here
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines (and its subsidiary airlines) is still operating its full airfreight network and is also
currently still operating a number of passenger flights with belly-hold cargo capacity.
Some of their connecting freight routes include:
• Europe: Amsterdam, London and Brussels
• Middle East and Asia: Hong Kong, India (Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai), Sharjah and
Shanghai.
• Americas: Anchorage, Dallas Fort Worth and Los Angeles.
Singapore is running commercial services to Singapore from Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth
and Sydney, and services from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to Auckland.
IFAM supported Flights
Port of Departure - Port of Arrival Days of the week
Adelaide – Singapore Wednesdays
Toowoomba – Singapore Fridays
For more information on Singapore Airlines routes, (including current passenger flights) click here
Additional Information
The Government has added factsheets on inbound and outbound commercial flights that are not
covered by the IFAM – including operating airlines and contact emails – to the IFAM webpage here.
The Freight and Trade alliance have created a Bulletin Board with information on Chartered flights
with additional space and ad hoc cargo flights. For more information click here.You can also read
