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Saudi Airlines Cargo is to launch a weekly freighter flight to Accra, Ghana, as of March 25. The new service, which will operate once a week using the airline’s B747 freighters, heralds the company’s further expansion into Africa.
“Ghana is an emerging market with enormous business potential for air cargo. The addition of this new destination will help us to increase our activities in Africa, where we already operate scheduled B747 freighters from Saudi Arabia to Nairobi, Lagos, Addis Ababa, N'djamena, Khartoum and Johannesburg," said Peter Scholten, vice-president, commercial, at Saudi Airlines Cargo.
Located in West Africa, Ghana's principal airport serves as the aviation hub of the sub-region. The country's export traffic consists mainly of perishables (fruit/vegetables), with bulk of over 2,000 tonnes per month destined for the European market, followed by the Middle Eastern market.
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