In the early hours of March 15, Hunan's first Africa-bound export shipment under an SPA transport agreement was airlifted via bellyhold cargo on a Changsha-Nairobi flight. The goods, transported by China Southern Airlines to Kenya, were subsequently forwarded to Nigeria by Kenya Airways.

SPA stands for Special Pro-rate Agreement. Compared to traditional single-airline cargo transport modes, SPA products can expand airline transportation networks to destinations that cannot be reached directly by the airlines' own flights. In addition, SPA can effectively utilize the air transport capacity by fostering collaboration among different airlines, thereby improving flight load factors.

China Southern Airlines and Kenya Airways signed an SPA-based transport agreement, through which the two parties launched "air-to-air interline" cooperation, with China Southern operating the Changsha-Kenya route and Kenya Airways handling the African segment. "The SPA-based Transport Agreement has not only expanded our export market to Africa but also reduced operational time by 8-12 hours compared to traditional transport modes", said Wang Zi, head of international on-site support at China Southern Airlines Logistics.

It is reported that Changsha Huanghua Airport Customs will continue supporting and promoting more airlines to adopt the SPA transport agreement mode, further expanding China-Africa logistics channels.