Lufthansa Cargo transfers flight base from Cologne to Leipzig

7/5/2007 9:46:45 AM

LUFTHANSA Cargo has announced that it is discontinuing freighter flights from Cologne to Asia and North America after October 28 and will transfer these operations to the east German city of Leipzig. Flights are being transferred to Leipzig-Halle Airport, said Lufthansa, in conjunction with the opening of the DHL Express main European hub there. DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo have been jointly operating a route network between Europe, the US and Asia with their Aerologic intercontinental joint venture since 2004 with much of it being run through Cologne. After late October, it will be re-routed through Leipzig. The following flights will then be laid on from Leipzig-Halle: Leipzig - East Midlands - Wilmington/Ohio - East Midlands - Leipzig (thrice weekly). Leipzig - East Midlands - New York - Leipzig (five weekly). Leipzig - Sharjah - Hong Kong - Sharjah - Leipzig (four weekly). Leipzig - Bahrain - Singapore - Delhi - Leipzig (five weekly). Leipzig - Bahrain - Hong Kong - Sharjah - Frankfurt (weekly). There will be no change in the other joint-venture flights.                                                                     Asian Shipper News

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