Lufthansa Cargo has announced the launch of its first freighter route, connecting Munich with Istanbul Airport.
Flights will begin on July 6, 2020, initially with a A321-200 (P2F) operated Lufthansa CityLine.
“Munich Airport offers the best conditions for fast and reliable air freight transportation, which allows global business to be conducted from another important European Airport.” “With the launch of our cargo operation out of Munich, Lufthansa Cargo CEO Ashwin Bhat said that we are laying a foundation for our network to be aligned even more closely with our customers’ needs in the future. We will continue to manage it flexible.”
Six B777-200Fs operated by a href=”https://www.ch-aviation.com/airlines/AEG”>AeroLogic/a> (3S, a href=”https://www.ch-aviation.com/airports/1457″>Leipzig/Halle/a>), a joint venture with a a href=”https://www.ch-aviation.com/entities/DHLX Six B777-200Fs, operated by AeroLogic (3S and Leipzig/Halle), which is a joint venture between DHL Express are also marketed by Lufthansa Cargo.
Currently, the Lufthansa Group carriers that serve Lufthansa’s freight at Munich Airport are bellyhold carriers. The company maintains a large road feeder service network (RFS) into the Bavarian hub.