Etihad Crystal Cargo last month operated its maiden A300-600RF freighter flight from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt-Hahn.

The new service will be operated four times per week, offering a cargo capacity of up to 44 tonnes.

Picture shows the cake-cutting ceremony on arrival which was attended (from left to right) by Ute Rabenberg, business manager of Advanced Cargo Logistic (ACL), Etihad’s ground handling agent at Frankfurt-Hahn airport; David Ambridge, cargo warehouse manager, Etihad Airways; Sigrid Kramb, deputy sales director of Frankfurt- Hahn airport; and Ingo Zimmer, chief operating officer ATC Group (Etihad’s GSA in Germany).