IAG Cargo launches new route to Ghana; increases Cape Town frequency

IAG cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), announced increased services as part of the new winter schedule connecting its hubs in London, Madrid and Dublin to key destinations.

Customers will benefit from this additional capacity, starting at the end of October through March 2024.

There will be increased capacity on several key routes. These routes include London to Cape Town (CPT), Accra (ACC), Doha (DOH), and Miami (MIA), offering 14 flights a week to both Miami and Doha, and 17 flights a week to Cape Town.

Out of Madrid, IAG Cargo will offer additional capacity on routes to Bogota, Colombia (BOG), Santiago, Chile (SCL), Quito, Ecuador (UIO) and Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ).

The winter schedule includes restarting services between London Gatwick to Cape Town and Costa Rica utilising Boeing 777-200s. An extra daily service to Doha (DOH) has been introduced from London Heathrow, while services to Miami have resumed from Dublin. Capacity will also be available between Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (GIG) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE).

IAG Cargo will also add three more services per week between Barcelona (BCN) and Buenos Aires (EZE), adding to its Latin American network.

Camilo Garcia Cervera, chief sales and marketing officer, IAG Cargo, said, “We are delighted to announce the new winter schedule for IAG Cargo, which will provide increased capacity and more options for our customers. IAG Cargo operates in over 60 countries and these additional services will allow us to further support international trade to maintain a robust global economy in the run-up to the holiday season.”

Out of London IAG Cargo offers capacity to six continents with over 600 weekly wide-body services. Additionally, Dublin serves as a gateway to North America with over 140 wide-body services and the business now offers over 200 weekly wide-body flights from Madrid to North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.