IAG Cargo to boost summer services
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- Friday, 05 April 2024
IAG Cargo says its summer schedule. will increase services between its core hubs in London, Madrid, Barcelona and Dublin to key destinations across the world.
As part of the new schedule, services between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi will return on 20 April following a four-year hiatus.
This route will benefit from the use of a B787-9 wide-body aircraft and form part of a 19 per cent increase in weekly rotations to Africa and the Middle East.
Key transatlantic routes will also see a boost in capacity, with a nine per cent increase in services to Latin America and the Caribbean.
This includes an additional three services per week to Buenos Aires and up to four services per week to Sao Paulo out of Madrid.
Furthermore, there will be a doubling of weekly services between London Heathrow and San Diego and an extra seven flights per week to Chicago.
The carrier also will launch a new service between Barcelona and Miami.
Camilo Garcia Cervera, chief sales and marketing officer, IAG Cargo said: “We are particularly pleased to expand our offering in Africa and the Middle East, including the resumption of operations in Abu Dhabi after a four-year absence from our schedule.
"Abu Dhabi International Airport is emerging as an increasingly important regional logistics hub with state-of-the-art facilities and we are excited to contribute towards its further growth.”
