Lufthansa Cargo has published its winter timetable, including a weekly B777F freighter connection from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Los Angeles. The flight, which originates at the carrier’s Frankfurt hub in Germany will the carrier’s first direct connection from the Asian country to the US.
The German airline is also increasing its frequencies from Germany to destinations in India and China, following the entry into service of its 18th B777F freighter delivered from the Boeing plant in Seattle to Frankfurt in mid-August.
The short-haul A321F fleet will operate up to 34 weekly medium-haul and short-haul flights connecting the carrier’s hubs at Frankfurt and Munich, including the new direct connection from Munich to Istanbul – the carrier’s first freighter service at the southern German airport.
It is increasing its freighter capacity to Mumbai and Taipei by one flight per week. Chennai will be served twice weekly in combination with Hyderabad or Mumbai. With the recent addition of Shenzhen and Zhengzhou to its network, the carrier now offers 50 flights a week to Asia.
The freighter rotation from Frankfurt via Tel Aviv to Cairo will be increased by one weekly flight, operated by a B777F.
Lufthansa Cargo chief executive, Ashwin Bhat, said: “With a comprehensive review of our existing schedule and network, we have been able to optimize our rotations. In the future, some of our freighters will have fewer stopovers, allowing our customers to benefit from direct connection and transportation of their freight within our global network.”