DHAKA: Emirates SkyCargo has once again topped the industry by winning the Air Cargo Excellence Awards organised by Air Cargo World.

The company achieved the Diamond award, the top placing for the category of air carriers getting highest scores on performance factors.

Customers rate the finalists on several factors, including the quality of customer service, such as tracking of shipments and electronic air waybill (e-AWB) capabilities; performance, such as timeliness of delivery and space availability; and value, such as competitiveness of rates, route network and quality of special services.

The annual awards recognize the best air cargo companies and airports in the airfreight industry and are based on the Air Cargo Excellence Survey which was established in 2005.

Emirates SkyCargo is the largest international airline cargo operator in the world.

Its route network connects cargo customers to 150 cities on six continents, including 27 gateways in Africa, 16 in the Middle East, and in 18 in the Far East.

Cargo hold capacity comprises Emirates’ fleet of more than 240 aircraft, including 15 freighters - 13 Boeing 777-Fs and two B747-400ERFs.

BDST: 1301 HRS, MAR 23, 2016

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