YTO Cargo Airlines goes digital with WebCargo by Freightos
Partnership cuts booking time from 48 hours to minutes, boosting China–South Asia trade with faster digital access.
Freightos and YTO Cargo Airlines celebrate a milestone partnership, bringing YTO’s capacity exclusively to WebCargo by Freightos
Freightos and YTO Cargo Airlines have announced a partnership that will make YTO’s full capacity exclusively available on the WebCargo by Freightos platform. The move makes YTO the first all-cargo Chinese airline on the booking platform, which already has more than 75 airlines live. The collaboration will give freight forwarders real-time pricing, instant booking, interline connections, and integrated payments across high-demand trade lanes between China and South Asia.
The partnership will first cover India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, with plans to expand to the Persian Gulf and Europe. This step also marks a key moment in YTO’s digital transformation as the carrier celebrates its 10th anniversary. By offering capacity rapidly and transparently on Freightos’ platform, the traditional quote-to-confirmation process of up to 48 hours will be reduced to minutes.
Freight forwarders will be able to book shipments quickly for perishables, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and cross-border e-commerce. These services will also benefit from Hangzhou’s Cross-Border E-Commerce Pilot Zone.
“Freight forwarders need fast, reliable access to South Asia-China capacity and, when they do, they need it fast,” said Joyce Tai, Freightos’ EVP of Worldwide Partnerships. She added that bringing YTO’s freighter network onto Freightos’ platform for booking, payment, and interline removes friction and strengthens the platform’s offering in Asia, which remains a strategic priority.
Hong Xiang Li, President of YTO Cargo Airlines, said: “As we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, YTO Cargo Airlines remains steadfast in advancing the digitalisation and globalisation of air logistics. By joining the WebCargo by Freightos platform, we enhance our digital service capabilities while diversifying distribution channels. We are confident this collaboration will accelerate our international market expansion, reinforcing YTO's transformation into a world-class integrated logistics and supply chain service provider.”
