Network growth set to continue at Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo has added new freighter routes this year, but is not finished yet and is eyeing more connections. In the last six months, it has started services to Sao Paulo, Paris, Johannesburg, Kano in Nigeria, Oslo and Antananarivo in Madagascar. Turkish Cargo sales vice president (Turkey), Omer Kilic (pictured) says all the new routes […]
Revenue and tonnage growth for Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo’s cargo revenue has grown 24.4 per cent and tonnage is up 26.1 per cent on a year-on-year (YOY) basis in the first half of 2017 to the end of June, as it continues to expand its services. The carrier says it has also grown YOY by 46.8 per cent in the Chinese market during the […]
Turkish Cargo to start flights to Johannesburg and Madagascar
Turkish Cargo is continuing to expand its freighter network with weekly Istanbul – Johannesburg – Antananarivo services from 1 July. The Airbus A330 Freighter flight will leave Istanbul Ataturk at 13.45h on Saturday, landing in Johannesburg at 22.25h, before departing at 00.25h and arriving in Madagascar at 04.25h, leaving at 06.25h and returning to Istanbul […]
Volga-Dnepr brings power to Madagascar on AN-124 flights
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 11 generators on board a series of six Antonov AN-124-100 flights to increase capacity at the power plant powering Antananarivo. The flights were completed over a 14 day period from Mauritius to Madagascar on behalf of Turkish freight forwarder, Kupa Proje Tasimacilik Ve Lojistik. The generators, which weigh 57 tonnes each, […]
Western Global flies aid to Madagascar following Cyclone Enawo
Western Global Airlines airlifted 175,000 pounds of humanitarian supplies to Madagascar to provide relief to citizens affected by Cyclone Enawo. The Florida based airline flew a Boeing MD-11 Freighter loaded with essential aid including medical emergency supplies and educational material from Liege, Belgium to Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo on 17 March, joining forces with […]
Ethiopian adds Ahmedabad to Indian network
Ethiopian Cargo is to add a freighter service to Ahmedabad in India with flights starting from 28 March. Ahmedabad is home to more than six million people, India’s second oldest stock exchange and is a large producer of cotton, and will be Ethiopian’s fifth Indian cargo gateway. Ethiopian started cargo flights to India in the […]
Turkish Airlines starts services to Mauritius and Madagascar
Turkish Airlines has increased services to Africa with flights Port Louis in Mauritius and Antananarivo in Madagascar. The Istanbul – Port Louis – Antananarivo – Port Louis – Istanbul service started on 15 December and will operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. A Monday flight will be added on both flights […]