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Copenhagen, JAN 27, 2003 (newstodate): Cargolux will participate in this year's Transcaspian 2003 exhibition at Baku.
At Transcaspian 2002, which was Azerbaijan's first-ever international transport and logistics exhibition, the airline was the only western airline to attend.
Cargolux is reporting steady performance of the Luxembourg-Baku flights, since August 2001 operated four times weekly.
The Baku-flights continue to Shanghai, while two flights from Singapore, Madras call at Baku on their way back to Luxembourg.
-We consider Baku in Azerbaijan, itself a major oil and gas producing nation, to be an important air cargo gateway to the region also comprising Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, and Afghanistan, says Christian Zenner, Cargolux manager marketing.
Cargolux operates at Baku in cooperation with Azerbaijan's Azal Cargo whose AN-12 and IL-76 aircraft provides direct onward services to Tashkent/Uzbekistan, Kabul/Afghanistan, Bishkek and Frunze/Kyrghyzstan.
-Fixed allotments for Baku shipments secure the capacity for exports to this region, even though the capacity for European exports to China is in strong demand, says Zenner.
Cargolux shipments into Baku comprise oil drilling equipment mostly from Houston, Texas, and Aberdeen, Scotland. Other commodities include car spare parts, industrial products, electronics and telecom equipment, construction materials, and flowers.
Exports from Baku include returned oil-drilling equipment but also, increasingly, agricultural products.
In addition to Cargolux, Lufthansa Cargo, Turkish Airlines, and British Airways also operate at Baku, which is an efficient technical stop base granting shortened flying times from Europe to the Far East.
At Transcaspian 2002, which was Azerbaijan's first-ever international transport and logistics exhibition, the airline was the only western airline to attend.
Cargolux is reporting steady performance of the Luxembourg-Baku flights, since August 2001 operated four times weekly.
The Baku-flights continue to Shanghai, while two flights from Singapore, Madras call at Baku on their way back to Luxembourg.
-We consider Baku in Azerbaijan, itself a major oil and gas producing nation, to be an important air cargo gateway to the region also comprising Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, and Afghanistan, says Christian Zenner, Cargolux manager marketing.
Cargolux operates at Baku in cooperation with Azerbaijan's Azal Cargo whose AN-12 and IL-76 aircraft provides direct onward services to Tashkent/Uzbekistan, Kabul/Afghanistan, Bishkek and Frunze/Kyrghyzstan.
-Fixed allotments for Baku shipments secure the capacity for exports to this region, even though the capacity for European exports to China is in strong demand, says Zenner.
Cargolux shipments into Baku comprise oil drilling equipment mostly from Houston, Texas, and Aberdeen, Scotland. Other commodities include car spare parts, industrial products, electronics and telecom equipment, construction materials, and flowers.
Exports from Baku include returned oil-drilling equipment but also, increasingly, agricultural products.
In addition to Cargolux, Lufthansa Cargo, Turkish Airlines, and British Airways also operate at Baku, which is an efficient technical stop base granting shortened flying times from Europe to the Far East.