Lufthansa Cargo Group, which partly owns Jade Cargo International, are co-operating together to provide direct airfreight flights between Frankfurt and Shenzhen from July 1.
The thrice-weekly, non-stop service to Europe's largest air cargo hub from the heart of a major industrial centre in Asia will utilise a new Boeing 747-400ER freighter owned and operated by Jade.
Jade Cargo is due to take delivery of its fourth B747-400ERF at the end of this month which will be deployed on this Shenzhen-Frankfurt service. Two more aircraft of this type that make up a total order placed with aircraft manufacturers' plant in Seattle are due for delivery in August and January 2008, respectively. The Jade Cargo International fleet is based at Baoan International Airport in Shenzhen.
"This close co-operation is strengthening the Lufthansa Cargo Group. With Jade Cargo International, we can harness excellent growth opportunities arising from a thriving Chinese airfreight market returning two-digit growth rates," said Lufthansa Cargo CEO Carsten Spohr.
Jade Cargo International and Lufthansa Cargo will be sharing the total carrying capacity on each flight which amounts to around 100 tonnes of cargo.
"Jade Cargo International is augmenting the Lufthansa Cargo network with its new service perfectly. With it, we will be offering our customers faster transport times, excellent quality, competitive rates and optimally coordinated flight schedules to the fast-growing Pearl River Delta in south eastern China." |
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