Gieri Hinnen to become SWISS head of global cargo sales

Gieri Hinnen, currently head of labour relations & HR steering at SWISS, has decided to take on a new challenge within the company, becoming head of global cargo sales on 1 February 2023. In his new capacity, Hinnen will be in charge of Swiss WorldCargo’s commercial division. He succeeds Alexander Arafa, who will be entering […]

WFS invests in Johannesburg

Lufthansa and Swiss WorldCargo have awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) three-year cargo handling contracts at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, making them the second largest cargo handler in Johannesburg. WFS expect to handle some 23,000 tonnes per annum for the two airlines. “Lufthansa and Swiss WorldCargo are both highly respected for the quality of their […]

Swiss WorldCargo suspends more flights

SWISS and Swiss WorldCargo have suspended flights to Tel Aviv and Israel between 8-28 March as Coronavirus chaos continues to disrupt flight routes globally. Flights to Tokyo, Osaka and Singapore will be reduced. Tokyo and Singapore will be served five times weekly, whereas Osaka will have two weekly flights until 24 April.As already announced, flights […]

Extra capacity gets Zurich off to a flying start

Cargo is off to a strong start in 2017 at Zurich Airport helped by SWISS International Airlines increasing capacity with Boeing 777s. After 5.3 per cent growth in 2016 to 433,577 tonnes, with a 7.2 per cent increase in air volumes making up for a weaker rise of 0.7 per cent in road volumes, the […]