Priority Air Freight vs Standard Air Freight
This morning (26/10/2021), Air Time Critical® (ATC®) received average transit times between China and Paris Charles de Gaulle from a Chinese freight forwarder. The forwarder highlighted that available freight capacities are decreasing during the week while volumes are exploding. As an emergency specialist, we were particularly interested in airport-to-airport delivery times between China and Paris Charles de Gaulle:
- 4 to 6 days from Guangzhou airport (CAN)
- 6 to 8 days from Shanghai airport (PVG)
- 7 to 10 days from Hong Kong airport (HKG)
These transit times do not include pre/post routing nor importing and exporting procedures. This means that 2 to 3 days need to be added to these estimates to obtain exact door-to-door delivery time frames.
As these are considerable transit times for air freight, Air Time Critical® decided to compare average delivery times between standard air freight and priority air freight (a solution proposed by ATC®). The tables below feature different routes and airlines and show that we can save you 3 to 8 days with a priority air freight solution, depending on the airline.
Average transit times between China and France
Guangzhou (CAN) Airport – Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport
| Route | Airline | T/T* | Door to Door |
| CAN-CDG | CA | 4 to 6 days | 6 to 8 days |
Priority Air Freight with ATC® Average delivery time door to door: 3 to 4 days Gain compared to standard air freight: 3 to 4 days
Shanghai (PVG) Airport – Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
| Route | Airline | T/T* | Door to Door |
| PVG-CDG | TK | 8 days | 10 days |
| PVG-CDG | EK | 6 days | 8 days |
| PVG-CDG | PO | 8 days | 10 days |
Priority Air Freight with ATC® Average delivery time door to door: 3 to 4 days Gain compared to standard air freight: 5 to 6 days
Hong Kong (HKG) – Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport
| Route | Airline | T/T* | Door to Door |
| HKG-CDG | EK | 10 days | 12 days |
| HKG-CDG | CV | 7 days | 9 days |
Priority Air Freight with ATC® Average delivery time door to door: 3 to 4 days Gain compared to standard air freight: 6 to 8 days
*T/T stands for “Terminal to Terminal”, which is the transit time between two airports.
Note: Average transit times are given as a guide only and can change depending on freight capacities at the time of booking.
China–France logistic emergency? Contact us!
If you face a production shutdown and need an express delivery (pallets, parcels or crates), Air Time Critical®’s priority air freight solution can save you 3–8 days’ delivery time (depending on the situation) compared to standard air freight.
We remain at your disposal to discuss possible emergency solutions, so do not hesitate to contact us.
To learn more about our priority air freight solution, please visit our dedicated page.