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DHL Express adds a daily Boeing 767 freighter linking Shanghai with Bangkok, Bahrain and Brussels

Supply Chain Insights (5 Oct 2026) reports that DHL Express has added a direct daily flight between Shanghai and Bangkok on a Shanghai, Bangkok, Bahrain, Brussels, Shanghai routing. The service uses a Boeing 767 freighter with a maximum payload of 50 tonnes. DHL says it will consolidate shipments from China and Southeast Asia in Bangkok and connect them to its Bahrain and Brussels hubs for the Middle East and Europe. DHL also expanded its Shenzhen Bao'an Airport gateway last month to handle abou

On 5 October 2026, Supply Chain Insights reported that DHL Express has added a new direct flight between Shanghai and Bangkok. The full routing is Shanghai, Bangkok, Bahrain, Brussels and back to Shanghai.

The daily service is operated by a DHL Boeing 767 freighter with a maximum payload of 50 tonnes. Bangkok serves as a gateway to the Indochina region, while Bahrain and Brussels are key DHL Express hubs. DHL notes that, for now, the Bahrain leg is tentatively diverted to other locations in the Middle East.

DHL says the route lets it consolidate shipments from China and Southeast Asia before connecting them to Europe and the Middle East. Peter Bardens, Senior Vice President for Network Operations and Aviation, Asia Pacific, said the company is seeing more goods moving between China and Southeast Asia, with manufacturers in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos sourcing more from China.

The report adds that DHL Express expanded its Shenzhen gateway at Bao'an International Airport last month. The facility can handle 900 tonnes of cargo a day, about three times its original throughput, to support cross-border trade and e-commerce shipments from China.

Source: Supply Chain Insights

Topics

  • dhl
  • air-cargo
  • express
  • shanghai
  • shenzhen
  • thailand
  • southeast-asia
  • europe
  • middle-east
  • logistics
  • china
  • sourcing

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