In May, Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo signed a cooperation agreement to work together on network planning, sales, IT and ground handling on routes between Hong Kong and 13 European destinations. Covering more than 140 direct flights per week, the joint network will bring greater flexibility and time savings to customers, alongside service enhancements, including one point for export drop off and import delivery. Both airlines plan to ship the first consignments under the cooperation framework from early next year.

At the signing ceremony in Frankfurt (left to right): Mark Sutch, General Manager Cargo Sales & Marketing, Cathay Pacific, Simon Large, Director Cargo, Cathay Pacific, Peter Gerber, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Lufthansa Cargo, and Bernhard Kindelbacher, Senior Vice President Strategy, Subsidiaries & Business Development, Lufthansa Cargo.