{"id":6912,"date":"2022-07-19T08:54:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.airtimecritical.com\/envois-urgents-hong-kong"},"modified":"2022-10-12T13:55:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T12:55:07","slug":"urgent-shipments-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airtimecritical.com\/en\/urgent-shipments-hong-kong","title":{"rendered":"Urgent shipments to Hong Kong \u2013 Is OBC currently the best option?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Zero Covid\u2019 policy in Hong Kong and On Board Courier \u2013 Consequences and alternatives?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Prior to the \u2018Zero Covid\u2019 policy<\/strong>, it would have been natural to choose a door-to-door On Board Courier<\/a> solution for very urgent shipments to Hong Kong<\/a>. Indeed, this is the most rapid and responsive mode of transport, ideal for urgent parcels. It consists in a dedicated courier boarding the first available flight to the desired destination with your goods. No cargo terminal or freight consolidation… a much faster option than standard air freight!<\/p>\n

Prior to the \u2018Zero Covid\u2019 policy<\/strong>, an urgent transport request received in the morning was easily handled. A courier would jump in the first flight to Asia from Roissy Airport and would deliver the next day, only a few hours after landing in Hong Kong. That was the ideal scenario before implementation of the strict lockdown policies currently in place in that country.<\/p>\n

Current situation in July 2022<\/strong>: Organising an On Board Courier now means finding a courier with a valid visa, an up-to-date vaccination schedule, and, above all, someone ready to spend a strict quarantine period in a lockdown hotel. If that wasn\u2019t enough, one also has to wrestle with the availability of typically overbooked, approved lockdown hotels. With a waiting list that can exceed 5-6 days<\/strong>, one needs to pray for a possible booking date!<\/p>\n

Latest measures<\/strong>: the courier may have to spend the strict week-long lockdown in a hotel with their luggage. This means that your precious parcels that need delivering urgently would find themselves stuck in Hong Kong for 7 whole days with the courier!<\/p>\n

On Board Courier loses the race at the final straight. So what is the best solution for your shipment?<\/p>\n

An alternative to On Board Courier<\/span><\/h2>\n

Luckily, Air Time Critical\u00ae<\/a> is able to offer backup solutions to its customers thanks to priority air freight<\/a>. Not just bog standard air freight but priority air freight, which guarantees priority access to available flights, as well as dedicated, time-saving handling and customs protocols.<\/p>\n

Under current conditions, it is possible to achieve average delivery times of 4-5 days between France and Hong Kong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This alternative solution is admittedly not as fast as On Board Courier (prior to current restrictions), but it remains the best available option. You can expect to save 4 to 6 days on average compared with standard air freight!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is good news for industrialists who cannot afford to wait 10 days to deliver to their Hong Kong customers while production recovery is in full swing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Urgent shipment to Hong Kong?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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