Frankfurt Airport welcomes China Southern Airlines

FEB 4, 2015: Fraport Cargo Services GmbH (FCS) will seize cargo handling operations for the Chinese airline China Southern Cargo. Fraport AG will be handling five weekly freighter turnarounds flying between Guangzhou and Frankfurt (FRA). The airline serves the Shanghai-Frankfurt route six times a week. Its fleet consists of several Boeing 777 freighters with have capacity for carrying up to 100 metric tons. Fraport Cargo Services expects to handle an annual volume of 70,000 metric tons for China Southern Cargo in the future.

“We are proud that China Southern Cargo has demonstrated its confidence in our expertise and professionalism in the field of cargo handling,” commented FCS managing director Diana Schöneich, in response to the acquisition of the new customer. “This further underlines the market position enjoyed by Fraport Cargo Services as the largest neutral provider at Europe’s most important cargo hub.”