Emirates adds Lusaka and Harare

Emirates SkyCargo has
bolstered its operations on
the booming Africa trade
route with the launch of
flights to Lusaka and Harare
on February 1, bringing its
weekly cargo capacity into
and out of the continent to
over 6000 tonnes.
“While many regions are
experiencing challenging
economic conditions, Africa
– with a population in excess
of one billion and rich in
natural resources – is one
of the few areas to record
growth, and the long-term
outlook is very positive,”
said Ram Menen, Emirates’
divisional senior vice
president cargo.
The Dubai-Lusaka-Harare
service will be operated five
times a week by an A330-
200, providing a total weekly
cargo capacity of up to 160
tonnes.
South Africa – with a
weekly capacity of more than
1500 tonnes spread across the
belly-hold of 84 passenger
flights serving Johannesburg,
Cape Town and Durban,
as well as two dedicated
Johannesburg freighters – is
the airline’s key trading point
on the continent.
Dedicated freighters
also operate to Eldoret
and Lilongwe, while the
other points on Emirates
SkyCargo’s African network
– Abidjan, Addis Ababa,
Accra, Cairo, Casablanca,
Dakar, Dar el Salaam,
Entebbe, Khartoum, Lagos,
Luanda, Nairobi, Tripoli, and
Tunisia – are served using
either the belly-hold of widebody
passenger aircraft, or a
combination of the belly-hold
and freighters.