LX Pantos said on the 9th that it had completed an air transport project bringing fresh eggs from the United States and Thailand into South Korea using chartered aircraft.
The shipments were carried out in line with a government policy to urgently import and supply fresh eggs from overseas, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT). The move was aimed at preemptively addressing supply risks such as avian influenza.
LX Pantos completed the operation on the 4th, unloading 150 tons of fresh eggs at Incheon International Airport from two chartered Boeing 747 freighters that departed from Los Angeles International Airport. The company had flown a total of 10 charter flights since June, bringing in eggs from the United States and Thailand in sequence. The project delivered 11.2 million eggs in all, weighing 800 tons.
Speed and freshness were central to the airlift. LX Pantos designed the logistics process using its local operating capabilities and communicated in real time with producers and carriers to move the cargo from farm to domestic distribution in the shortest possible time. The company maintained appropriate temperatures throughout the journey to preserve freshness and applied specialized packing and loading techniques to prevent breakage.
LX Pantos holds both the CEIV Fresh certification for perishable air cargo and the CEIV Pharma certification for pharmaceutical air transport, awarded by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), giving it recognized expertise in perishable cargo and cold chain logistics. The company said it plans to support import shipments for any additional volumes of fresh eggs going forward.
"We will continue to draw on the experience we have built in specialized cargo, including fresh food, to respond actively to the needs of customers and the market," an LX Pantos official said.
