Following on from its initial cooperation ex South America to Rome, earlier this year (CFG reported), Lufthansa Cargo now speaks of hitting “another important milestone” in its logical ITA Airways marketing strategy. The cargo carrier will begin selling the Italian airline’s cargo space on its flights ex Asia to Rome, starting 01SEP25. The origins in question are Delhi (DEL), Tokyo-Haneda (HND) and Bangkok (BKK). Shipments from there to Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) will be marketed and transported under the Lufthansa Cargo AWB 020 prefix. The press release points out that eventually all of ITA Airways’ routings will be managed by Lufthansa Cargo, “subject to regulatory approval,” bringing an almost 20% increase in belly capacities on offer to its cargo customers. “In future, freight customers will thus have access to an even broader global network, including the belly capacities marketed within the Lufthansa Group, connecting all major economic centers in Europe and around the world,” the release underlines.
Anand Kulkarni, Head of Global Markets at Lufthansa Cargo, announced: “We are proud to offer our customers additional capacity from Asia to Europe with these three routes. The cooperation with ITA Airways got off to a successful start in June, and we are excited to take the next step together. Our newest hub in Rome is a particularly important addition to our network, enabling us to offer even faster and more reliable connections to Europe and worldwide; truly emphasizing our purpose, enabling global business.”
