Cathay Pacific Cargo launches 'Mango Express' from Darwin to Asia
ABCA Boeing 777 will depart Darwin this evening with more than 50 tonnes of mangoes on board, in what Cathay Pacific Cargo says is the start of a new "Mango Express" into Asia. Key points: The Northern Territory produces more than half of Australia's mangoes Cathay Pacific has launched a weekly flight out of Darwin to export mangoes to Asia A new vapour heat treatment facility in Darwin allows for mangoes to be exported to markets like South Korea With the mango season peaking in the Northern Territory, the airliner has committed to running a weekly service out of Darwin for five weeks. Cathay Pacific's regional head of cargo, Nigel Chynoweth, said the first flight would see NT mangoes delivered to Hong Kong, South Korea, and Dubai. Mr Chynoweth said Cathay Pacific had spent the past few years developing the "Cherry Express" out of Hobart and hoped mango exports from Darwin would be similarly successful.
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From the pages of The Hindu, July 15, 1974: World mango trade: threat to India’s leading position
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After US, UP mangoes to go Far East; CM flags off containers for Japan
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