Lufthansa Cargo christens newest freighter "¡Hola Argentina!"

Lufthansa Cargo christened its newest Boeing 777 freighter, D-ALFL, with the name ‘¡Hola Argentina!’ at Buenos Aires Airport. The event marked the cargo carrier’s continued focus on strengthening trade ties with Argentina and South America. The move is part of its long-standing aircraft naming campaign ‘Say hello around the world’, in place since 2013. The freighter will support the region’s growing import-export needs, especially as the carrier expands its cargo capacities to South America in the summer 2025 flight schedule.

Lufthansa Cargo has operated flights between Argentina and its Frankfurt hub since 1970. Argentina, along with other regional markets such as Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay, plays a key role in global trade flows, particularly for exports of raw materials and agricultural products. The region also continues to see increasing demand for high-value imports such as machinery, electronics, and automobiles.

In the upcoming summer schedule, Lufthansa Cargo will increase weekly freighter services to Buenos Aires and Curitiba by one additional flight compared to the winter schedule. This results in four weekly freighter rotations to South America. Its South American freighter network includes Viracopos (VCP), Montevideo (MVD), Buenos Aires (EZE), and Curitiba (CWB). Additional capacity is provided via up to 20 weekly belly-hold connections from Frankfurt and three from Munich.

 “South America is and will continue to be an important growth market for Lufthansa Cargo. Especially in the perishables industry, we have built strong partnerships with our customers over the last three decades. With the christening of our latest freighter, we are emphasising our commitment to Argentina and, in line with our motto of ‘Enabling Global Business’, are also committing to this market and our customers,” said Ashwin Bhat, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo.

Lufthansa Cargo’s long-haul fleet has been composed entirely of Boeing 777 freighters since 2021, with twelve owned aircraft and six managed by AeroLogic, a joint venture with DHL. The carrier also operates four Airbus A321 freighters on short and medium-haul routes. Together with belly-hold capacity from Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and SunExpress, the carrier provides access to an extensive network of trade routes, especially within Europe.

Lufthansa Cargo currently operates through four major cargo hubs—Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, and Vienna—and handles around 2,500 tonnes of freight daily. In 2024, the carrier recorded €3.26 billion in revenue and transported 8.5 billion freight tonne-kilometres.