Lufthansa Cargo to Launch Manaus Flights

Lufthansa Cargo is to expand its route network in South America next year. Pending regulatory approval, the cargo airline will begin serving the Brazilian metropolis of Manaus for the first time, on 21 January 2011.

There will be two MD-11 flights per week, from Frankfurt to Manaus, on Mondays and Fridays. The services to the City in the Amazon Basin will include stopovers in both Dakar and Viracopos, São Paulo.

The return flights from Manaus on Tuesdays and Saturdays will stop in Quito and Bogotá, with a technical stop in Curacao.

“Manaus is a free trade zone that has evolved into one of Brazil’s major industrial centers,” said Helge Krueger-Lorenzen, Lufthansa Cargo’s Vice President for Asia & Pacific. “With our new connections, we are expanding our customized product to accommodate the increased demand from the high-tech industry, especially in Asia.”

Lufthansa Cargo currently operates ten freighter flights per week between Europe and South America, in addition to 31 passenger flights.

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