LUFTHANSA Cargo has started regular freighter flights to Riga Airport to meet the needs of Latvian manufacturers and importers, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The new service will operate once a week using one of the carrier's 28-tonne Airbus A321 freighters.
With this new service, Riga becomes the only Baltic airport with a regular freighter flight from lufthansa Cargo.
RIX Riga Airport stated that these new flights will enable Latvian manufacturers to plan ahead and access markets within the Lufthansa network more quickly than before.
Local entrepreneurs will also benefit by being able to import goods more conveniently and quickly at competitive prices.
'The advantage of cargo flights is the ability to simultaneously carry larger cargoes without dividing them into several flights, and the ability to transport bulky cargo that cannot be accommodated in passenger aircraft,' said RIX Riga Airport head Eligijus Jentkus.
'Lufthansa Group is a long-term and stable cooperation partner of Riga Airport, and we are happy that it is Riga Airport that becomes the first Baltic airport where Lufthansa Cargo starts such regular air cargo flights.'
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The new service will operate once a week using one of the carrier's 28-tonne Airbus A321 freighters.
With this new service, Riga becomes the only Baltic airport with a regular freighter flight from lufthansa Cargo.
RIX Riga Airport stated that these new flights will enable Latvian manufacturers to plan ahead and access markets within the Lufthansa network more quickly than before.
Local entrepreneurs will also benefit by being able to import goods more conveniently and quickly at competitive prices.
'The advantage of cargo flights is the ability to simultaneously carry larger cargoes without dividing them into several flights, and the ability to transport bulky cargo that cannot be accommodated in passenger aircraft,' said RIX Riga Airport head Eligijus Jentkus.
'Lufthansa Group is a long-term and stable cooperation partner of Riga Airport, and we are happy that it is Riga Airport that becomes the first Baltic airport where Lufthansa Cargo starts such regular air cargo flights.'
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