Emirates SkyCargo adds seven weekly South America flights and lifts export volumes

Emirates SkyCargo added seven weekly cargo flights to Buenos Aires, Bogotá, São Paulo and Quito since March 2026.

Since April 2024 the carrier has moved about 80,000 tonnes of perishables, including 66,000 tonnes of flowers, and has transported more than 22,000 tonnes of export cargo from South America since April 2026, an 18% increase over the same period last year. It now operates four weekly services from São Paulo, adding two frequencies in 2026, and the Quito route reached a sixth weekly flight in May 2026 with a capacity of 600 tonnes per week. The airline has moved roughly 60,000 tonnes of Ecuadorian exports, of which nearly 24,000 tonnes were flowers in fiscal 2025/2026, and almost 20,000 tonnes of Brazilian exports since April 2024.