20 Cubic Meters of Goods Shipped via Air Freight to Dubai: How We Secured Enough Space Quickly
Mr. Chen had a shipment of 20 cubic meters of paper cup products that needed to go out urgently. The customer was in a hurry, so sending it via air freight to Dubai was the only way to meet the deadline. The catch was—the entire shipment had to go at once.
Mr. Chen had been looking for a reliable freight forwarder for days. While there are many companies offering air freight to Dubai, not all of them have the resources to secure 20 cubic meters of space in one go. That’s when he came across my company online.
We’ve been handling air freight to Dubai for years, so we know this route—and the market—inside out. Many flights to Dubai are operated with wide-body aircraft, but unless a forwarder has strong capacity control, it’s hard for smaller players to lock down more than 20 cubic meters of space on short notice.
Here’s the thing: a lot of forwarders claim to be primary consolidators for air freight to Dubai, but not all consolidators are created equal. In reality, there are only a handful of major players. About 90% of them might have just 2 or 3 pallet spaces per week. But we’re different—we have 30 fixed pallet spaces each week to Dubai. That means we decide what goods go on those pallets and how they’re loaded.
I explained to Mr. Chen that larger forwarders like us book pallet space directly from the airlines. We purchase a certain number of pallets in bulk. When it comes to air freight to Dubai, there are two main options: direct flights and transited flights. Each has different transit times and costs, suited for different customer needs.
For example, our dedicated service includes direct flights from Guangzhou/Shenzhen to Dubai, operating Monday to Friday, with 6 fixed pallets per day. We also offer a route from Guangzhou/Shenzhen via Beijing to Dubai, with flights available every day of the week.
Not many forwarders offer dual-route services like we do for air freight to Dubai. This is what sets us apart—it ensures reliable timing and stability for our customers. Take, for instance, an urgent 40-ton shipment that a customer needs in Dubai within 3 days. Every forwarder wants that kind of business, but most simply can’t handle it. Why? Because securing that much space that fast requires strong capacity control—something many smaller companies lack.
But with our large number of pallet spaces and both direct and transited flight options, we can adjust quickly and confirm space in no time.
We’ve even shipped a single 15-ton medium-pressure rotor for a steam turbine before. For oversized cargo like that, you not only need the right space but also professional lifting and transport equipment on the ground.
For Mr. Chen’s 20-ton paper cup shipment, I was able to lock in space for the next day and get all the documents ready in time. I also reminded him: when sending large volumes via air freight to Dubai, it’s not just about the forwarder’s capacity control at the origin—you can’t overlook their customs clearance and delivery capabilities at the destination.
A lot of small forwarders don’t have their own teams in Dubai. They often resell shipments to larger companies like us. We’ve had our own customs clearance and delivery team in Dubai for over 20 years, with more than 50 trucks. Since we manage our own fleet, we can arrange last-minute deliveries and reach any location across the UAE within a day.
When Mr. Chen’s paper cups arrived at the UAE airport, we had already prepared the customs documents. The goods were cleared, picked up, and delivered to our overseas warehouse on the same day. From there, they were transferred immediately to the customer’s specified warehouse.