LUFTHANSA CARGO is integrating
Lagos, Nigeria, into its network by launching twice-weekly MD-11
freighter flights from September, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.
The
new services, which will take off from Frankfurt for the Nigerian city
every Monday and Thursday, will also fly on to Johannesburg, South
Africa.
The return leg will include a stopover in Nairobi, Kenya. “Another
two weekly flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg will also stop in
Nairobi on the southbound leg,” says a company statement.
A total of 170 tonnes of capacity will be available to Africa customers. Lagos
is an important destination for the oil and gas industry in particular.
Urgently required spare parts and equipment for oil production
facilities can now be transported even faster to Nigeria, and with
greater flexibility, it adds.
“Adding Lagos to our
freighter network considerably strengthens our involvement in West
Africa”, emphasises Carsten Wirths, vice-president Europe and Africa at
Lufthansa Cargo.
In Nigeria, the carrier also offers additional cargo capacity on board its A330 passenger flights to Port Harcourt and Abuja.
Lufthansa Cargo’s African network also serves Accra (Ghana), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) and Luanda (Angola).
Source: http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/lufthansa-cargo-strengthens-its-presence-in-west-africa.html
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