German air cargo and courier carrier AeroLogic GmbH will commence serving the airports of Pudong and Incheon June 14. The places are destinations number three and four on the airline’s East Asian network after inaugurating service to Singapore and Hong Kong in summer 2009 when the DHL Express-Lufthansa Cargo joint venture first took to the air.
The schedule encompasses three weekly rotations, two of them under DHL responsibility and one conducted by partner LH Cargo. The new service is Leipzig/Halle-Shanghai-Seoul-Leipzig/Halle utilizing AeroLogic’s growing fleet with the addition of the fifth brand new Boeing B777-200LRF (Long Range Freighter) almost ready for deployment. By the end of July or beginning of August aircraft number six is expected to be welcomed at AeroLogic’s home base Leipzig/Halle airport.
Beginning then, the Shanghai-Seoul flights will double from three to six rotations per week. The jump in capacity benefits mainly DHL Express with five of the services being managed by the Deutsche Post subsidiary. In September aircraft number seven will follow with the eighth and so far last freighter joining the fleet in November. This is one month ahead of schedule. Both partners, DHL in the lead from Monday to Friday and Lufthansa Cargo on weekends and public holidays, will jointly utilize the freighters.
Heiner Siegmund |
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