Cargoitalia wins Africa West feeder contract

Lome, Togo-based Africa West Cargo has awarded Italy’s Cargoitalia a weekly Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance (ACMI) contract to provide a European link to its network via its main hub.

Under the contract, which begins immediately and runs until further notice, Cargoitalia’s MD11F will operate Milan-Liege-Lome every Sunday. The service will either return to Milan on Mondays or, on request, continue to Bamako, Niamey and Liege before returning to Milan.
Africa West Cargo operates scheduled DC9 freighters from its Lome hub to Bamako, Niamey, Cotonou, Douala, Brazzaville, Pointe Noir and Bangui. It has recently added Freetown and Monrovia to its network.
The airline also offers ad hoc charter capacity to other internal African destinations including Abidjan, Conakry, Malbo, Yaounde, Kinshasa, Ndjamena, Libreville and Banjul using A300-600 aircraft.

According to Cargoitalia’s commercial director Roberto Gilardoni, the contract works well for both parties. Africa West gains access to the US and Far East markets served by Cargoitalia’s scheduled flights, whilst Cargoitalia now has regular access to a number of key African destinations.

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