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Nov 30, 2023 (newstodate): Maersk Air Freight has contracted dnata as its cargo handling provider at Cologne Bonn Airport.
Under the contract, dnata will handle up to 6,000 tonnes of cargo annually for Maersk Air Freight that currently operates weekly flights between Cologne and Greenville in the USA with Boeing 747-400F aircraft from Magma Aviation, a Chapman Freeborn company and family member of the Avia Solutions Group since October 2019.
The airline plans to increase weekly frequencies, significantly expanding cargo capacity on the route in the coming months.
In 2022, dnata entered the German cargo market through a strategic acquisition of Wisskirchen Handling Services, the exclusive operator of the Cologne Bonn Cargo Centre, a 12,000 m2 facility at Cologne Bonn Airport, today handling close to 60,000 tonnes at the facility.
Under the contract, dnata will handle up to 6,000 tonnes of cargo annually for Maersk Air Freight that currently operates weekly flights between Cologne and Greenville in the USA with Boeing 747-400F aircraft from Magma Aviation, a Chapman Freeborn company and family member of the Avia Solutions Group since October 2019.
The airline plans to increase weekly frequencies, significantly expanding cargo capacity on the route in the coming months.
In 2022, dnata entered the German cargo market through a strategic acquisition of Wisskirchen Handling Services, the exclusive operator of the Cologne Bonn Cargo Centre, a 12,000 m2 facility at Cologne Bonn Airport, today handling close to 60,000 tonnes at the facility.