Lufthansa Cargo has added seven new African destinations to its network in co-operation with Kenya-based carrier Astral Aviation.
Under the agreement, Lufthansa Cargo MD11 freighters will fly to Nairobi from where cargo will be distributed to five other African states on freighters operated by Astral Aviation.
The Kenyan airline operates weekly flights to Bujumbura in Burundi and Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, with connections to Mwanza in Tanzania and Juba in Sudan, and a weekly flight to Zanzibar in Tanzania. Further capacities are available to Entebbe in Uganda and Kigali in Rwanda.
Astral Aviation operates a fleet of DC9 and Fokker 27 freighters as well as Antonov 12 and Cessna Caravan aircraft from its dual hubs at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and the Lokichoggio airport in northern Kenya.
The agreement with Lufthansa follows a similar agreement between Astral and Etihad Crystal Cargo that was signed last month.
Etihad now operates its A300-600 freighter aircraft between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi twice a week. The agreement also gives Etihad Crystal Cargo access to seven Astral destinations across Africa: Entebbe, Zanzibar, Dar Es Salaam, Mwanza, Juba, Kigali and Bujumbura.
Meanwhile, Lufthansa's JV - Jade Cargo International - has been connecting Africa with India and China since April 15th.
Jade Cargo now operates a Boeing 747-400ERF twice a week from Shanghai via Shenzhen, Chennai and Sharjah to Lagos in Nigeria. The return flight from Lagos flies via Sharjah to China.
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