Airlink to handle Jet Airways cargo

Airlink Cargo has been appointed cargo handling agent for Jet Airways which launches daily direct flights between Johannesburg and Mumbai on April 14. “With India being a main manufacturing country we expect high volumes particularly on inbound flights,” Airlink Cargo MD Alwyn Rautenbach told FTW. “We believe a physical evaluation of the way we do things was the key to our appointment. They visited all the warehouses and liked the way we handle cargo and the organisation around our operation – and we are happy to add a new name to our warehouse,” said Rautenbach. It’s also an opportunity for Airlink to provide onward carriage of cargo to its African and domestic destinations, he said. An Airbus A330 will be used on the route. GSAfrica Airlines Services is the general sales agent.