AirBridgeCargo takes on Africa

Under an ACMI contract, using the air operator certificate and flight numbers from subsidiary carrier CargoLogicAir, AirBridgeCargo has begun new twice-weekly 747 freighter service to Africa, as of Feb. 14.

ABC’s new flights will operate every Thursday and Sunday. The routing will start ex-London Stansted via Frankfurt to Libreville and onto Johannesburg, returning to Stansted via Nairobi.

These new destinations will provide ABC’s customers with a greater choice of delivery options with connections to ABC’s existing network at its regional European gateway at Frankfurt Airport. These new services will open up routes to major markets in Africa for ABC’s customers in North America, the Far East and Southeast Asia.

“The introduction of services to Africa is a big step for our company. For the last couple of years, AirBridgeCargo has reached the ‘high-water mark’ of its organic growth model with its focus on its fleet, network expansion and consistently improving the quality of its customer service,” said Robert van de Weg, senior vice president for sales and marketing at ABC. “We are now continuing our development by expanding into other parts of the world, including by means of partnership with other airlines. New points of destination and origin in Africa will provide our customers with direct service via ABC’s stations in Europe, Asia and the U.S.”