Air Charter Service recently helped a food additive and condiments manufacturer avoid a shutdown in a Nicaraguan factory by flying several tons of seasoning to Managua on an A330-200F.
Cargo director of ACS Mexico, Luis Canales-Tough, said that the client originally approached the broker for its next flight out (NFO) service, to move around 18 tons of the condiment, used at a meat products manufacturing plant in Managua. However, due to the infrequency of scheduled flights from Mexico to Nicaragua, a charter carrying 51 tons on one flight was found to be a better solution.
ACS worked closely with the airline and the national authorities in Nicaragua to obtain the necessary permits, accelerating the process thanks to a letter of urgency from the consignee. The customer had never chartered before, so ACS then talked them through the correct customs procedures to ensure everything ran smoothly. The cargo arrived in time to stop the factory in Nicaragua having to shut down its production line.”
