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Top accolade for German carrier at Cargo Airline of the Year Awards

Lufthansa Cargo has received a top honour at the 2010 Cargo Airline of the Year Awards. The German carrier was named “Best European Cargo Airline” at the Gala Awards night held in London at the weekend.

The Cargo Airline of the Year Awards, which are presented by the renowned trade media company Air Cargo Media, are now in their 28th year. More than 23,500 freight forwarders from 72 countries took part in the online survey this year. Lufthansa Cargo received the highest number of votes in the category “Best European Cargo Airline”, ahead of Air France/KLM and British Airways, which were ranked second and third, respectively.

“The Cargo Airline of the Year awards are the most prestigious in the global air cargo business”, says Ray Crane, chief executive officer of Air Cargo Media. “Thousands of votes from freight forwarders have nominated Lufthansa Cargo the leading European cargo carrier and I am delighted that the airline has received this deserved recognition.

Accepting the award on behalf of Lufthansa Cargo, Kim Bullen, Director UK & Ireland, said: “Lufthansa Cargo has worked very hard in recent times to achieve a really high quality worldwide. In our home market of Europe this recognition by our customers is particularly pleasing and we greatly thank them for this prestigious award.”