New UAE carrier Midex, will launch cargo operations by mid-February, flying to six destinations. Midex Airlines will start with cargo flights to Orly in France, Mumbai and Kochi in India, Dhaka in Bangladesh, Istanbul and Beirut. The airline will have 15 aircraft by 2012 as it seeks to expand its network to 10 destinations, including China and Sri Lanka, director-general Jassim al-Bastaki said.
¡°Within three to four years, we will add six Boeing aircraft to our fleet. Moreover, our parent company Midex International owns six aircraft (Boeing 747s) on lease to different European airlines, which we plan to bring to the UAE within three years."Midex already has six Airbus A300B4-203F and one Boeing B747-200F that have arrived in Abu Dhabi ahead ofthe launch.