the airínea KLM Cargo / Martinair leaveá to fly towards Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and other destinations in the regionón within a restructuring processón y búsearch for new markets.
The market toéprisoner of charge isá recoverándose and secún data of THERE IT IS, shows close growth over the 14% during the month of May 2024, Despite these positive data, the challengeíor for the aerosolífreight lines remains to maintain profitability and transitionón towards airplanes más efficient.
Within this panorama, the main players are looking for new markets, where the demand is greater and they can pay moreás for services, around hereí comes the exit KLM Cargo operated by Martinair of our regionón.
Martinair Cargo adjusts its offer to Sudamérica
With the previous context, We can understand the needs of the company by adjusting its offer and taking into account the próxima incorporationón of the Airbus A350F, the airínea resumeíto its operations later with a new efficient and eco-friendly aircraftógica.
Solicité to the airíget information directlyón about it and this was the statement they shared with us for this blog:
Hereby, We would like to inform you about some changes important in our cargo service offering. Starting in October, we will suspend cargo flights in São Paulo (VCP), Buenos Aires (EZE), Santiago de Chile (SCL), Quito (UIO) and Guatemala (CAVE). The exact date will be communicatedá once we have confirmationón.
We will continue to operate our Bogot servicesá (BOG) vía Miami (MY) toward ÁAmsterdam (AMS) three times a week, with settings míencouragement in programmingón actual. Además, We are expanding our cargo operations in Asia, más details beán shared in the prówe cry months. We remain committed to offering services throughés from our extensive network in the Caribbean and Américh latina, what includes 145 weekly flights to 23 Destinations.
We understand the impact of these changes and ensure our continued support of your current and future operations.. The víbond that we have developed over the yearsñfollow themá strengthenégrowing thanks to our close cooperationón mute.
About Air France KLM Martinair Cargo
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is a key player in the cargo industry.érea. A través of the combined fleet of the three aerolídenies, transports a wide variety of merchandiseíto all corners of the world. Spaghettién, is complemented by the large cargo capacity of the passenger fleet with the belly capacity más cargo planes. A través of this flexible concept offer a wide range of services and solutions to the market, providing seamless connections around the world.
Key figures
- 2 hub: París Charles de Gaulle and ÁAmsterdam Schiphol
- 1,2 million tons of cargo transported
- 2.300 million euros of combined revenue
- 457 destinations in 157 países (including transport stations)
- 172 long-haul passenger aircraft
- 6 cargo planes
- 1.100 weekly flight frequencies (long haul and full freighter)
- 208.000 m² of constructed area in warehouseén
With two main centers, ParíCharles de Gaulle and Schiphol airport ÁAmsterdam, located (to only 398 kilómeters from each other) to allow flexibility when arriving at the final destination.
In the particular case of Ecuador, the airínea has an operating permitón to fly up 14 weekly frequencies, of which at the time of writing these líneas opera úonly with 4 weekly flights on airplanes Boeing 747-400.
I metéamong the reasons a reductionón of demand in the Latin American market, together tooén with the high operating costs when operating aircraft with higher fuel consumption when flying with aircraft Boeing 747-400 four-engine, the airíNea says goodbye to our parents for now.íses, but it was knownó spaghettién who hope to maintain a presence in the regionón víand surgeryón of flights cháspecial rter and within a period of about 2 años, return with a new operationón efficient with aircraft úlast generationón how to beá incorporate itón of the Airbus A-350F what to enterán to the cargo group in the short term.
