THE
first Lufthansa Cargo aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, has departed Shenzhen for Frankfurt the first of 14 cargo flights carrying three million respiratory masks and other
medical protective equipment.
"Lufthansa Cargo has played
an important role in the stable supply chain from Asia to Germany in recent
weeks. The new cargo flights from Shenzhen ensure that we can make this supply
chain even more flexible, so that urgently needed goods arrive quickly in
Germany", said Fiege
International Freight Forwarding CEO Michael Vollnagel.
Said Shenzhen international cargo
centre chief Achim Plucker: "The launch of the Lufthansa connection is a
further step in the internationalisation of Shenzhen Bao'an Airport. We are
very pleased to be able to participate in supplying Germany with urgently
needed medical goods such as masks."
All 17 Lufthansa Cargo freighters
are in continuous operation, for example to fly medical supplies all over the
world. From and to mainland China alone, 16 flights a week are currently
operated with Boeing 777F wide-body freighters with a standard load capacity of
around 103 tonnes, said the company.
With the newly opened route to
Shenzhen, up to 49 additional weekly flights with Lufthansa passenger aircraft
for the transportation of goods are offered in China. Since the cabin space of
these aircraft can also be loaded with cargo, the average cargo capacity in
practice is about 30 tonnes each. Parts of the cabin equipment were removed
from ten A330-300s to accommodate a larger cargo volume.
With a turnover of EUR2.5 billion
(US$2.7 billion) and 8.9 billion revenue tonne-kilometres in 2019, Lufthansa
Cargo is one of the world's leading companies in the transport of air freight.
The company currently employs about 4,500 people worldwide.
Source : HKSG / Photo : Planespotters
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