The airline will recently launch cargo flights between Hong Kong International Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, operated by A340-300 aircraft, three times a week, and Hong Kong International Airport cargo volume will increase 12.5% year-on-year to 5 million metric tons in 2021, surpassing the 4.8 million metric tons in 2019 before the outbreak.Freighter takeoffs and landings hit a record high, rising 19.8 per cent year-on-year to 82,900.