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Air Freight

Lufthansa Cargo hits first quarter rise of 19.9%

17 Apr 2011 - by Staff reporter
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Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo has announced it handled 469 000-tonnes of cargo in the first quarter, up 19.9% year-on-year.

This was attributed to an increase of capacity of 22.8% - through the reactivation of freighters, the expansion of the AeroLogic fleet with eight aircraft, and the extra capacity offered by its sister company Austrian Airlines.

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