Lufthansa Cargo - News April 2009

Company Lufthansa Cargo AG
Date 17.04.2009

Agreement with Astral Aviation adds seven new destinations to global network / Jade Cargo International connects Africa with India and China

 

Lufthansa Cargo is offering seven new destinations in Africa in cooperation with the Kenyan cargo carrier Astral Aviation. Under the accord with the Kenyan airline, Lufthansa Cargo MD11 freighters will fly cargo to Nairobi from where it will be distributed to five other African states on freighters operated by Astral Aviation.  

The African airline operates once-weekly flights on Tuesdays to Bujumbura (BJM) in Burundi and Dar Es Salaam (DAR) in Tanzania. On Wednesdays, it offers connections to Mwanza (MWZ) in Tanzania and Juba (JUB) in Sudan. A flight to Zanzibar (ZNZ) in Tanzania on Mondays augments the new network services. Further capacities to available to Uganda: on Mondays and Thursdays to Entebbe (EBB), as well as to Kigali (KGL) on Tuesdays and Fridays. 

Astral Aviation has been operating in the African market since 2001 with a fleet of DC9 and Fokker 27 freighters as well as Antonov 12 and Cessna Caravan aircraft. From its dual hubs at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and the airport of the north-kenian city of Lokichoggio, the African carrier serves a total of 50 African destinations.  

Also Jade Cargo International, the sino-german joint venture freight airline of Lufthansa Cargo, has Africa on its flight schedule since 15 April 2009 and connects the continent with India and China. The twice-weekly flights from Shanghai with a Boeing 747-400ERF are routed through Shenzhen to Chennai and then via Sharjah to Lagos (LOS) in Nigeria. On the return flight from Lagos, the freighter flies via Sharjah back to China.

Lufthansa Cargo AG

Lufthansa Cargo ranks among the world’s leading cargo carriers. In the 2008 financial year, the airline transported around 1.7 million tonnes of freight and mail and clocked up 8.3 billion revenue tonne-kilometres. The company currently employs about 4,600 people, worldwide. Lufthansa Cargo focuses on the airport-to-airport business. The cargo carrier serves some 300 destinations in 90 countries in a global network with its own fleet of freighters, the belly capacities of Lufthansa’s passenger aircraft and an extensive road services network. The bulk of the freight transported by Lufthansa Cargo is trans-shipped through Frankfurt. Lufthansa Cargo is a wholly-owned Lufthansa subsidiary. In the 2008 financial year, it posted revenues totalling 2.9 billion Euros.

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