AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, is launching a new Boeing 747 freighter service from Amsterdam, one of its European gateways, to Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The weekly flight commenced on 5 October and operates via ABC’s hub at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow.

Almaty is a new destination for AirBridgeCargo and the carrier says it sees significant potential in the Kazakhstan market and expects to attract a wide range of cargo shipments, including high value, luxury goods from France, Germany and Belgium as well as the Netherlands.

“With the airport being conveniently situated on the route between South East Asia to Europe – historically known as ‘The Silk Road’ – Almaty is fast becoming an attractive destination for the international airfreight community.”