Cargolux flies belugas to new home in Iceland

Cargolux Airlines International has relocated Little Grey and Little White the beluga whales, flying them 6,000 miles from China to Iceland. The flight, originally scheduled for April but re-scheduled to June due to weather conditions, covered 6,000 miles from Shanghai Pudong to Keflavik International Airport, touching down in the afternoon of 19 June. The whales […]

New date for Cargolux’s beluga whale flight

A new date has been set for the flight of the beluga whales, after the initial travel date had to be cancelled due to bad weather. Little Grey and Little White were due to fly from China to Iceland with Cargolux in April because of rough seas preventing ferry travel between Iceland’s mainland and Heimaey. […]

Cargolux delay beluga flight due to bad weather

Cargolux Airlines International has had to delay its flight to relocate two beluga whales due to weather conditions and rough seas in Iceland. Little Grey and Little White were set to fly from Shanghai to Keflavik before travelling by truck and ferry to Heimaey Island. The temporary delay is due to the complicated final leg […]