Emirates SkyCargo Adds Direct Milan–New York Freighter Route

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 10, Emirates SkyCargo announced that it will launch a weekly all-cargo service from Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport in the United States starting December 5, operated by Boeing 777F freighters with a cargo capacity of approximately 100 tonnes per flight. The new route will increase direct air cargo capacity between northern Italy and the United States, and return cargo can also be transshipped via Dubai to access markets in the Middle East and Asia.

The new route primarily serves import and export enterprises in Italy's Lombardy region and the northeastern United States. Milan's export cargo includes pharmaceuticals, vaccines, clinical trial drugs, luxury goods, fashion products, industrial equipment, machinery parts, and high-end automobiles. The main cargo sources in the New York direction include pharmaceutical and medical products, perishable goods, e-commerce parcels, and industrial machinery.

The increase in all-cargo capacity is related to growing freight demand in both locations. In the 2025–2026 fiscal year, Emirates SkyCargo's Milan export cargo volume increased by 13% year on year; during the same period, export cargo volume from the northeastern United States carried through New York JFK and Newark Liberty International Airport grew by 23%. The new route will add dedicated main-deck capacity for these markets, reducing reliance on belly-hold cargo space on passenger aircraft.

Currently, Emirates SkyCargo offers more than 500 tonnes of export cargo capacity per week in Milan, including more than 100 tonnes of weekly belly-hold capacity on passenger flights to New York. In addition, the company operates a weekly all-cargo service from Milan to Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport. With the launch of the new route, Milan will have dedicated freighter connections to both New York and Dubai.

In the Italian market, Emirates SkyCargo provides more than 1,000 tonnes of export cargo capacity per week through four air cargo gateways in Bologna, Milan, Rome, and Venice, and uses a road feeder network to connect enterprises in other regions to its air cargo network.