Nippon Cargo Airlines sign cooperation agreement with Cargolux
Cargolux signed a cooperation agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) at the end of November that allows both partners access to each other’s capacity through code-share and space swap agreements. Cargolux now has access to NCA’s flights from Frankfurt Hahn to Tokyo (Narita) while NCA has access to Cargolux’s flights from Luxembourg to Narita. This is a major milestone in Cargolux’s operations to Japan, which, traditionally, has been an important market for Cargolux.
In addition, Cargolux plans to operate a weekly flight from Luxembourg to Tokyo Narita. Cargolux Italia will stop its operations to Narita but maintain its services to Osaka (Kansai). The codeshare operation is planned to start with the summer season 2018. Both airlines consider the agreement as a first step towards a potentially deeper cooperation. In addition to this opportunity to develop its activity at Narita, Cargolux also intends to further develop its operations through Komatsu.
Cargolux, based in Luxembourg, operates a fleet composed of 14 Boeing 747-8 freighters and 13 Boeing 747-400 freighters. The Cargolux worldwide network covers 90 destinations, some 70 of which are served on scheduled all-cargo flights. The company has more than 85 offices in over 50 countries, and operates an extensive global trucking network to more than 250 destinations as well as full and part-charter services. The Cargolux Group employs close to 1,900 staff worldwide.