LUFTHANSA Cargo has introduced a new once-a-week service linking its home hub at Frankfurt Airport to the Scandinavian hub of Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
The connection was launched on November 4, with a newly acquired Airbus A321 freighter now being flown through Friday night to Saturday morning each week on the link.
As such, the new service offers the opportunity for late deliveries from Stockholm Arlanda on Fridays and connection from Frankfurt to lufthansa Cargo's worldwide network the next morning, reports London's Air Cargo News.
Said Henning Oldendorf, head of sales and handling Nordics & Baltics at Lufthansa Cargo: 'Sweden is known for its high-value exports, including technology, pharmaceuticals and machinery.
'These industries require reliable and efficient air freight services to move their products around the world,' Mr Oldendorf said.
The connection is able to offer Lufthansa Cargo customers faster transit times from the Nordic countries. Indeed, 'The new freighter service from Stockholm offers attractive uplift options for local industry, where both lead time and quality are key,' he said.
Said Elizabeth Axtelius, director aviation business at Swedavia - the group that owns, operates and develops 10 airports in Sweden: 'There is a great confidence in the Swedish market, and Lufthansa Cargo's investment in a direct route from Stockholm Arlanda Airport is a clear sign of this.
'Lufthansa Cargo will play an important role in connecting Stockholm to important freight hubs and well-established as well as emerging markets in Northern Europe and the rest of the world.
'To further facilitate for important goods such as technology and pharmaceuticals to be delivered at shorter times is and a main goal of Swedavia,' she said.
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The connection was launched on November 4, with a newly acquired Airbus A321 freighter now being flown through Friday night to Saturday morning each week on the link.
As such, the new service offers the opportunity for late deliveries from Stockholm Arlanda on Fridays and connection from Frankfurt to lufthansa Cargo's worldwide network the next morning, reports London's Air Cargo News.
Said Henning Oldendorf, head of sales and handling Nordics & Baltics at Lufthansa Cargo: 'Sweden is known for its high-value exports, including technology, pharmaceuticals and machinery.
'These industries require reliable and efficient air freight services to move their products around the world,' Mr Oldendorf said.
The connection is able to offer Lufthansa Cargo customers faster transit times from the Nordic countries. Indeed, 'The new freighter service from Stockholm offers attractive uplift options for local industry, where both lead time and quality are key,' he said.
Said Elizabeth Axtelius, director aviation business at Swedavia - the group that owns, operates and develops 10 airports in Sweden: 'There is a great confidence in the Swedish market, and Lufthansa Cargo's investment in a direct route from Stockholm Arlanda Airport is a clear sign of this.
'Lufthansa Cargo will play an important role in connecting Stockholm to important freight hubs and well-established as well as emerging markets in Northern Europe and the rest of the world.
'To further facilitate for important goods such as technology and pharmaceuticals to be delivered at shorter times is and a main goal of Swedavia,' she said.
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