First flight for Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa cargo venture
First flight for Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo marked a major milestone in the Joint Business Agreement
09 Apr 2017

A joint shipment between Cathay Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo on 1 February marked a major milestone in the Joint Business Agreement (JBA) between the two carriers, announced in May last year.

The flight, from Hong Kong to Frankfurt, was the first of many and the latest development under the accord that has seen Cathay Cargo move its Frankfurt operation under the same roof as Lufthansa Cargo, at Frankfurt’s Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC). Lufthansa Cargo’s Hong Kong freight-handling operation moved to the Cathay Cargo Terminal in October last year.

 

Cathay Pacific manager cargo sales PRD and Hong Kong Aaron Chan with Lufthansa Cargo country manager Phoebe Chan shake on the departure of the joint venture's first Frankfurt-bound flight

Frankfurt is Europe’s busiest air-freight hub and Cathay Cargo’s move to the facility enables it to capitalise on its state-of-the-art facilities.

Director cargo Simon Large, said: ‘In addition to providing more direct connections and greater flexibility, we can now offer our customers in Frankfurt the same handling standards that will lead to more efficiency and time savings.’

Konstantin Stathopoulos, director sales and handling, South China, Hong Kong and Taiwan for Lufthansa Cargo, was no less enthusiastic: ‘Both the Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa teams are very excited to see the results of all the hard work that has gone into the project,’ he said. ‘It wouldn’t have been possible without the commitment of everyone involved, who have gone out of their way to find solutions to the challenges of working across multiple departments, countries and company cultures. A big thank-you also to our launching agents Jet-Speed, Hellmann, Panalpina and Expeditors, who have not only helped us tremendously during our pilot tests in the past months but also gave us valuable feedback in regards to our new sales approach.’

The agreement seeks to provide a more comprehensive suite of services for customers of both carriers, and capitalises on the extensive international route networks of both. Work is underway on strengthening planning, sales and IT capabilities, with eastbound shipments coming online in 2018.

Cookies settings


Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to service requests, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but then some parts of our site will not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Experience & personalization cookies

These cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some of the content in our website will not be customised for you.

Advertising cookies

Advertising cookies collect information about the browsing habits associated with your device and deliver targeted ads. They are also used by third parties providing their services on this website. Third parties provide these services in return for recognising that you have visited a certain website.

Measurement & analytics cookies

We use analytic cookies to analyse how our visitors use our website. This allows us to provide a high quality experience by customising our offerings and identifying and fixing any issues that arise. We may also use these cookies to highlight articles or site services that we think may interest you, based on your usage of the website.

Feedback