China Connects to India’s Silicon Valley: SF Express Launches First All-Cargo Ezhou–Bengaluru Route
▍Reach the heart of tech in 36 hours
On March 6, 2025, an SF Express B767-300 wide-body cargo aircraft cut through the morning mist over Ezhou, officially launching the first “Ezhou⇋Bengaluru” route. This air corridor links Asia’s largest cargo airport with the world’s fifth-largest tech hub, enabling high-value goods such as Chinese-made electronic components and biopharmaceuticals to reach the production lines of Indian IT companies in just 36 hours.
▍Three key advantages of this golden route
- Breaking through capacity constraints: One all-cargo flight per week, with annual capacity exceeding 5000 tons—enough to transport 350,000 smartphones in a single shipment
- A revolution in transit times: Backed by Ezhou Airport’s “global delivery every other day” network, China–India supply chains are entering the era of “same-day response”
- Strategic positioning: Following Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai, SF Express now covers all three of India’s major northern, western, and southern economic regions
▍Where China’s cargo hub meets India’s Silicon Valley
• Bengaluru: Home to multinational tech headquarters such as Infosys and Wipro, generating an average of $38 billion in logistics demand annually
• Ezhou Huahu: China’s first dedicated 4F-class cargo airport, with a logistics ecosystem that “reaches across China overnight and around the world within 72 hours”
▍The new Silk Road in the sky continues to expand
SF Express’s international air route network now spans 28 countries. The newly launched India route will:
✅ Strengthen “door-to-door” connections between Chinese and Indian industrial supply chains
✅ Accelerate the development of Ezhou’s free trade aviation port
✅ Provide dedicated cargo capacity for cross-border e-commerce parcels
Note: The route schedule shows that flights depart Ezhou at 3:15 a.m. every Thursday and arrive in Bengaluru at 8:15 local time. The return flight departs at 12:00 noon the same day.
