flydubai Cargo, the Dubai-based carrier's cargo division, has announced its partnership with cargo.one to launch its very first digital sales on the leading booking platform.

The new partnership will give cargo.one's freight forwarder users instant digital access to flydubai Cargo's capacity, which includes convenient interline routes through its interline agreements and partnerships with other airlines.

"From Autumn 2024, freight forwarders using cargo.one will be able to book flydubai Cargo capacity for General Cargo across its global network," the announcement said.

flydubai Cargo operates an airline network that spans over 150 destinations in 53 countries. The destinations include Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Central and Southeast Europe, the GCC and the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

cargo.one users will also have access to the airline's interline routes through its interline agreements and partnerships with other airlines.

Since the start of 2024, the carrier has expanded its network with the start of operations to Al Jouf and The Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, Basel in Switzerland, Islamabad and Karachi in Pakistan, Kerman and Kish Island in Iran, Langkawi and Penang in Malaysia, and Mombasa in Kenya. 

From its home in Dubai, flydubai operates a fleet of 88 Boeing 737 aircraft.

The carrier shares an integrated network collaboration and coordinated scheduling through its partnerships with ground-handling agents, interline agreements and service providers to ensure the secure and efficient transportation of cargo throughout the entire journey.

In the announcement, flydubai noted that for freight forwarders, its cargo operations offer the reliability and convenience of high-frequency services from Dubai to destinations such as Beirut, Colombo, Doha and Salalah as shipments can be transferred from one flydubai Cargo flight to another in as little as one hour from arrival in Dubai.

"At flydubai, we have a long-standing commitment to creating free flows in trade and adopting best-in-class practices in the industry and we are pleased to reaffirm this with the launch of our digitalized sales. Our partnership with cargo.one will enable us to grow our cargo market reach and ensure the most efficient and user-friendly booking experience for our customers around the world," said Mohamed Hassan, senior vice president of Airport Services & Cargo at flydubai.

Moritz Claussen, founder & co-CEO of cargo.one noted that the company would support flydubai's digital expansion plans.

"We are delighted to be the partner flydubai Cargo trusts to bring its digital sales strategy to life, and we look forward to applying our market experience and digital best practices to support its exciting growth. Through the partnership, our freight forwarding customers will gain fast and exclusive access to flydubai's unique cargo offering," he said.

The partnership with cargo.one further strengthens flydubai Cargo's digitalization program, providing freight forwarders with improved quoting and booking efficiency and a seamless end-to-end experience.