First flight
Lufthansa Cargo A321 freighter takes off
Lufthansa Cargo's first Airbus 321 freighter took off for its first scheduled flight on March 15, 2022 at 16:21 (CET). Under flight number LH8350, the A321F took off from Frankfurt ) to Dublin and then flew on to Manchester (MAN).
The freighter, christened "Hello Europe", was loaded with express freight and general cargo on its maiden flight. The twin-engine aircraft is operated by Lufthansa CityLine. By entering the market, Lufthansa Cargo is responding to the continuing rise in demand from the e-commerce sector and can therefore offer customers even more capacity and additional fast connections.
Dorothea von Boxberg, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, emphasizes the importance of the new freighter for the Lufthansa Cargo business model: "The addition of the medium-haul network is an important step in further opening up our company to attractive business segments such as the rapidly growing eCommerce sector," emphasizes von Boxberg. "Lufthansa Cargo can now offer its customers same-day and eCommerce solutions within Europe and to selected medium-haul destinations. The new aircraft will serve a variety of customers and routes, both scheduled and charter. We look forward to providing much needed capacity in the European market and further strengthening our position as the leading airfreight company in Europe."
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