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LAN CARGO launches first cargo operations between Switzerland and Latin America

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

October 31, 2014

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·         Launched on Monday 27 October, this is the first cargo operation from the city of Basel to South America
·         The route will operate once a week on a Boeing 777F, the company’s largest cargo aircraft

Thursday 30 October 2014 – Last Monday, 27 October, LAN CARGO, the cargo division of LATAM Airlines Group, inaugurated its first and only cargo operation between the city of Basel in Switzerland and South America. The principal objective will be to increase the cargo transport offering from the region, primarily for the pharmaceutical sector.

The flight departed at 7pm towards Guarulhos International Airport, located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, carrying 82 tons of cargo. The flight concluded at 7am on Tuesday 28 October when it touched down in Santiago de Chile.

The cargo operation will fly every Monday on a Boeing 777F aircraft and its itinerary will be Amsterdam – Basel – Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) – Buenos Aires – Santiago de Chile. The next flight will depart on Monday 3 November and is already being programmed by the LAN CARGO team in Europe. While the main aim of the flight is to assist with the transport of pharmaceutical products, the company also hopes to use the route to transport cargo from the south of Germany and southeast France.

Guido Henke, director of LAN CARGO in Europe, commented “This new direct cargo service to Latin America allows export industries across the region to minimise road feeder service to the different European hubs, saving both time and the need for trucks, as well as minimising risk – a crucial aspect for transporting the high value cargo which is exported from this region.”

The flight will be operated from Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg airport, located on the border between Germany, Switzerland and France. This strategic location opens the possibilities to tap into the transportation of cargo from all three countries. In addition to this, the areas covered also extend to northern Italy and Austria, countries that will benefit from the option to cut down their previously used road feeder service routes and send products by air.

One of LAN CARGO’s principal focuses for Europe is to diversify its locations and incorporate new points of collection into its network, opening up a direct service to South America. Several years ago, LAN CARGO incorporated Germany as cargo operation followed by Amsterdam, which captured cargo from the Netherlands, Benelux, UK and the Nordics. Now, via the incorporation of Basel, LAN CARGO reaches a city that not only plays an important part in the pharmaceutical industry, but also watchmaking and fashion, among other products.

The region will also benefit from the possibility of receiving cargo imports directly from Latin America, most of which will be perishable, without the need for road feeder service.

The cargo division of LATAM Airlines Group transports cargo in all of its passenger planes. Currently, this includes daily flights operated by TAM Airlines from Milan, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid and London, as well as those operated by LAN Airlines from Madrid and Frankfurt. These services are complemented by the six weekly cargo services operated by the Boeing 777F from Frankfurt and Amsterdam. One of the Amsterdam services is the one that the new Basel stopovers will be incorporated to from Monday.

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