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Only Santa Claus can operate direct...and only on flights from the North Pole (although the toys are still built in Beijing).
Thanks for your explanations. To the unitiated like me flying from China to the UK via the USA is adding a lot of extra miles especially as most packages are routed westward via Almaty. The fact is that parcels shipped economy come the long way round and we are billed more than for parcels shipped on a priority service that tend to come via Almaty. So are we being charged extra for that Economy routing because of the extra distance and therefore does this really demonstrate efficient organisation?
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Originally posted by Highkeas View PostThis looks very efficient from a cost standpoint knowing how FedEx operates. If faster delivery was required the shipment should have been on a UK aircraft (or EU aircraft - not sure of the rules these days). When I took a class on air freight I was told that US aircraft could not fly between most countries without a stop in the USA.
The routing PEK-MEM-EWR-STN is pretty direct service IMO. The second routing from MUC-BRU?-CDG?-MEM-EWR-STN is obviously more roundabout, but, so long as FedEx met its delivery promise, should not be a problem for the shipper or the consignee just how it got from point A to point B.
And lastly...the funny thing about air freight is...it rarely complains.
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Originally posted by cja View PostHere is the tracking on a recent shipment I ordered from China to the UK.
NB times are in reverse order. Consignment weight 52KG
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Why Air freight is so expensive
Here is the tracking on a recent shipment I ordered from China to the UK.
NB times are in reverse order. Consignment weight 52KG
All shipment travel activity is displayed in local time for the location
To display the shipment travel activity in local time of the scan, please select "Local Scan Time" time zone option.
Alert: To determine the destination time zone for this shipment please select from the Others list.
Alert: To determine the origin time zone for this shipment please select from the Others list.
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Jan 26, 2010 8:56 AM
Delivered
DEESIDE FLINT SHIRE WALES GB
Jan 26, 2010 7:01 AM
On FedEx vehicle for delivery
CHESTER GB
Jan 26, 2010 4:02 AM
At local FedEx facility
CHESTER GB
Jan 25, 2010 5:39 PM
In transit
STANSTED GB
Package available for clearance
Jan 25, 2010 5:32 PM
Int'l shipment release
STANSTED GB
Jan 25, 2010 3:09 PM
At dest sort facility
STANSTED GB
Jan 25, 2010 3:47 AM
Departed FedEx location
NEWARK, NJ
Jan 24, 2010 10:14 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
NEWARK, NJ
Jan 24, 2010 7:08 PM
Departed FedEx location
MEMPHIS, TN
Jan 23, 2010 10:24 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
MEMPHIS, TN
Jan 23, 2010 7:06 PM
In transit
BEIJING CN
Jan 23, 2010 3:23 PM
In transit
BEIJING CN
Jan 22, 2010 8:55 PM
Left FedEx origin facility
BEIJING CN
Jan 22, 2010 4:09 PM
Picked up
BEIJING CN
I Also had a package from Munich Germany come to the UK via Belgium, Paris, Memphis, Newark and Stansted.
Last edited by cja; 2010-01-26, 14:12.Tags: None
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