Lufthansa Cargo adds fourth A321 freighter

The fourth A321 freighter has been operating in Lufthansa Cargo’s network w.e.f. November, making a significant contribution to the cargo carrier’s expansion plans.

"The freighter with the registration D-AEUJ completes the A321F fleet, meeting the growing freight requirements of its customers," says an official release.

With 14 pallet and container positions on the main deck and ten on the lower deck, the twin-engine medium-haul aircraft has a total payload of 28 tonnes each, and offer fast and flexible transportation solutions in scheduled or charter operations, the release added.

"The freighter has already made its first flights to Istanbul, Helsinki, Stockholm, Birmingham, Dublin, Casablanca, Copenhagen and Madrid. The Spanish colleagues were pleased to welcome the new freighter named iHola España!."

The new winter flight schedule, which came into effect on October 29, includes two new destinations: Amman and Stockholm, the release added. Amman is connected to the central cargo hub in Germany once a week by an A321 freighter with flight number LH8288/8289.

"Three times a week, the flight with flight numbers LH8354/LH8355 connects Frankfurt and Stockholm. The new routing takes place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The Friday flight offers customers the possibility of late deliveries at the end of the industry's production week, connecting in Frankfurt to Lufthansa Cargo’s worldwide network the next morning."

Stavanger was added to the A321F network on November 23, the release added. "Stavanger is already part of the B777F network but will now be served once a week by A321 freighters. The medium-haul freighter will fly every Thursday from Frankfurt to Stavanger (LH8356) and back to Frankfurt via Copenhagen (LH8357). With Copenhagen and Helsinki already being part of the A321F network, the addition of Stockholm Arlanda and Stavanger now completes the Nordic countries."

Henning Oldendorf, Head, Sales and Handling, Nordics & Baltics says: "I am very pleased that with our latest additions, we now connect all Nordic countries to the rest of the world with our A321 freighter fleet."

Ashwin Bhat, CEO, Lufthansa Cargo adds: "In total, we will serve 18 destinations in the short- and medium-haul network on more than 32 weekly flights with Airbus A321 freighters. The high demand and the very positive feedback from our customers confirm our strategy to further expand our capacity and offer with the fast connections of the A321F operations. In addition, we are constantly evaluating our route network to create and adapt new capacities."

In addition to the expanded A321F service on short- and medium-haul routes, Lufthansa Cargo offers 83 weekly connections with 16 Boeing 777 freighters to intercontinental destinations in this year’s winter flight schedule and markets the belly capacities of more than 6,000 flights operated by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines and SunExpress. The fleet is expected to grow to 18 B777 freighters during the winter flight schedule, the release added.