Extra flights to Asia added by UPS
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Posted 11:30AM on Thursday 10th October 2002 ( 22 years ago )
ATLANTA - United Parcel Service has added extra cargo flights to Asia in an effort to ease the backlog stemming from a ten-day shutdown of West Coast ports. <br>
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Atlanta-based UPS normally operates 30 weekly cargo flights to and from Asia. Officials say the number rises to 35 around this time of the year. <br>
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This week, UPS added six extra flights to meet demand for electronics and other products produced in Asia and shipped to the United States. <br>
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UPS Airlines spokesman Travis Spalding says the extra flights will continue as long as the demand is there. <br>
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Dockworkers returned to work Wednesday after a federal judge approved President Bush's request to reopen West Coast ports.
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