Emirates SkyCargo has singled out Africa as a key growth market, underscored by the launch of a weekly freighter service to Tunis and Abidjan on March 17. The additional capacity and frequency of a scheduled freighter service will create new opportunities for businesses in Tunisia and Cote D’Ivoire wanting to tap into new markets in the Emirates network, particularly the Middle East, Asia and the Far East, said Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo. The new freighter flight supplements the existing belly hold cargo capacity provided on Emirates’ daily passenger services to the two cities. Emirates SkyCargo currently offers more than 200 tonnes of capacity each week on the Tunis route, while the flights to Abidjan, which is a linked route with Accra, offers more than 300 tonnes.
