Malaysia is one of the world’s largest exporters of medical supplies such as gloves, exporting more than 170 billion units during the year 2019*. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country has ramped up its production capacity significantly and has increased exports of PPE to meet the demand from markets across the world.
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has been playing a key role in making sure that gloves and other PPE supplies manufactured in Malaysia are transported to countries where supplies of PPE are most needed.
The air cargo carrier has been offering cargo capacity on a scheduled basis to Kuala Lumpur from early May and is currently operating four weekly cargo flights to Malaysia’s capital. From Dubai, the cargo on these flights connect to destinations across Emirates SkyCargo’s global network which spans over 100 cities. In addition to PPE, the flights also help export electronics, fruits and other perishable items from Malaysia, while bringing pharmaceutical products, fashion – clothing and accessories, seafood and other perishables, spare parts, machinery and other goods into the country.
