In two separate developments, British Airways World Cargo has announced the resumption of services to Saudi Arabia and the launch of a new freighter operation in Latin America.
The UK carrier said Saudi services, which had been suspended in March 2005 due to reduced customer demand, would be restarted on March 29, 2009. There would be five flights a week to Jeddah and Riyadh out of London Heathrow's new Terminal 5. The former would be operated by B767 aircraft and the latter with B777 equipment.
Johnny Rubio, Area Commercial Manager, Middle East, Central Asia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, BA World Cargo, said: "Demand for services into Saudi has grown considerably as a result of significant increases in inward investment into the country and the ongoing importance of the oil market. We expect the bulk of cargo to reflect this investment with key commodities such as building materials and equipment designed for the oil industry."
Source: Associated Press
The UK carrier said Saudi services, which had been suspended in March 2005 due to reduced customer demand, would be restarted on March 29, 2009. There would be five flights a week to Jeddah and Riyadh out of London Heathrow's new Terminal 5. The former would be operated by B767 aircraft and the latter with B777 equipment.
Johnny Rubio, Area Commercial Manager, Middle East, Central Asia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, BA World Cargo, said: "Demand for services into Saudi has grown considerably as a result of significant increases in inward investment into the country and the ongoing importance of the oil market. We expect the bulk of cargo to reflect this investment with key commodities such as building materials and equipment designed for the oil industry."
Source: Associated Press
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