Original news was published on 03 November, 2016
Breakbulk airline AirBridgeCargo is to add a new dedicated cargo service via Heathrow airport, delivering an additional 100 tonnes of capacity.
The new ABC service will operate an ad-hoc weekly service and will utilize free slots not priortized by passenger airlines.
“We are pleased to welcome AirBridgeCargo Airlines to Heathrow. Cargo is a little-known but huge part of our operations – in fact, Heathrow is responsible for 29 percent of all UK non- EU exports, virtually all of which goes in the belly-hold of passenger aircraft, making us Britain’s largest port,” said Nick Platts, head of cargo at Heathrow Airport.
The new service is part of a £180 million investment by authorities to double cargo capacity at the airport. The UK government recently backed a third runway at Heathrow, the first in over 50 years, to expand freight capacity and boost trade.
“Europe, together with China, has been our prime and anchored market since the very first day of our operations, showing stable results and supporting ABC’s performance, 2016 being no exception with 22 percent year-on-year growth of tonnage out of Europe during the nine months of the year,” said Robert van de Weg, senior vice president at Volga-Dnepr Group, ABC’s parent company.
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