China News Service reported from Ezhou, Hubei, on 9 November 2026 that Asia's largest dedicated freighter airport, Ezhou Huahu International Airport, received its first Chile cherry charter of the year at dawn. Correspondents Wu Yili, Wang Xingyu and Xu Yuan wrote that the arrival marks the formal launch of the Ezhou-Addis Ababa-Sao Paulo-Santiago international freighter route.
The route is operated with Boeing 777 wide-body freighters twice a week. Flights leave Huahu, transit Africa's largest air-cargo hub at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, and reach Brazil, Chile and other South American markets. The paper said the routing cuts multi-layer transit handoffs, shortens cross-border fresh-produce transit time, and builds a stable air corridor for Hubei to Africa and South America.
A Huahu airport official said the product uses an Asia-Africa air-cargo hub linkage: Huahu's dedicated freighter hub connects to the African hub, then to the South American hinterland. Outbound loads are mainly Chinese cross-border e-commerce exports. Returns focus on South American fresh goods such as cherries and salmon, which can reach Chinese consumer tables in as little as 48 hours.
Huahu also recently opened an Ezhou-Addis Ababa-Sao Paulo-Buenos Aires freighter route, mainly for salmon and beef imports, with Boeing 777 aircraft once a week. The report frames the corridor as supporting Chinese goods outbound while bringing South American fresh products into China. Shippers should confirm schedules, temperature control and commodity restrictions with airport handlers for each flight.