From January 1, 2025, Lufthansa Cargo will include the rising costs of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) due to regulatory environmental requirements in the price index of its existing Airfreight Surcharge (ASC). For departures from European Union (EU) countries, a mandatory SAF blending rate of initially two percent will apply from 2025. Countries outside the EU are also planning to introduce or have already introduced mandatory SAF blends. The Indian government, for example, is working on a … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo includes additional costs for SAF quotas in the price index of the Airfreight Surcharge
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Lufthansa Cargo publishes winter flight schedule 2024/2025
With the newly published timetable, Lufthansa Cargo offers its customers 89 weekly B777F freighter connections worldwide, seven more than in the summer timetable. A significant development in the winter timetable is a transpacific flight: a weekly rotation of a B777F freighter connects Frankfurt via Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) with Los Angeles (LAX) and then returns to the home hub in Frankfurt. This is the cargo carrier's first direct connection from the Asian market to the U.S. network, offering … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo publishes winter flight schedule 2024/2025
Lufthansa Cargo invests in the future of airfreight at Frankfurt Airport
Lufthansa Cargo celebrated an important step in the further development of its central cargo hub at Frankfurt Airport. With an investment volume of almost 600 million euros, the cargo airline is focusing on a comprehensive modernization by 2030, which will make the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) Europe's most modern airfreight hub. Numerous guests from the worlds of politics and business, as well as employees, customers and project partners, attended the ceremony at the "LCCevo" construction site … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo invests in the future of airfreight at Frankfurt Airport
Lufthansa Cargo appoints Elodie Berthonneau as Vice President Asia-Pacific
As of 1 October 2024, Elodie Berthonneau will take over the position of Vice President Asia-Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo in Singapore. She will head the sales and handling organization in one of the most important markets for Lufthansa Cargo. This includes among others the regions China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Oceania. Berthonneau joins Lufthansa Cargo from Qatar Cargo where she was Vice President Network Planning and Strategic … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo appoints Elodie Berthonneau as Vice President Asia-Pacific
Lufthansa Cargo welcomes new freighter aircraft in Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo welcomed its 18th B777 freighter at Frankfurt Airport past Saturday, 17 August 2024. The long-haul freighter was transferred directly from the Boeing factory in Everett, USA, to the cargo airline's largest hub. "We are delighted to welcome another efficient freighter to our fleet. This will allow us to provide our customers with additional capacity, continue to grow in the air freight market and enable global business. This means that we can align our network even more … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo welcomes new freighter aircraft in Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo expands network and adds new destinations in China
Lufthansa Cargo flies to two more Asian stations with its B777F long-haul fleet from its home hub in Frankfurt: The carrier has now added Shenzhen Boa’an International Airport (SZX) to its freighter network and will serve it twice a week in future. The Lufthansa Group's logistics expert has also recently started operating freighters to Zhengzhou (CGO) three days a week. "In the Chinese market, the e-commerce business segment in particular is growing steadily, and we continue to see high … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo expands network and adds new destinations in China








