Lufthansa Cargo’s freight aircrafts take course to new destinations
Barcelona, Shenzhen, Kolkata, Lahore, Houston and Barcelona to be introduced into the route network of Lufthansa Cargo and AeroLogic
Lufthansa Cargo is significantly expanding its network in the summer flight schedule: Pending regulatory approval, the cargo carrier is to operate MD-11 freighter services to the three new destinations of Shenzhen, Kolkata (Calcutta) and Barcelona from 27 March. Aerologic is to set up direct connections from the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt to Houston, Texas, with a Boeing 777F. Lahore in Pakistan will also extend the route network of Lufthansa Cargo’s and DHL Express’ joint venture in the summer flight schedule. “These new flights will make the network even more attractive to our customers,“ said Dr. Andreas Otto, Lufthansa Cargo Board Member Product and Sales. “We will now be serving more than 20 cities in Asia direct with our freighters and expanding our position in the world’s major air cargo market.“ the Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen will be served three times weekly by Lufthansa Cargo’s MD-11 freighters from the end of March. Jade Cargo International’s liner services will remain as before. Kolkata is connected twice weekly to Frankfurt. Lufthansa Cargo will raise the number of destinations in India served with own freighters to six in the summer timetable. Quelle: LogEastics |