Emirates SkyCargo has recently signed two major agreements, enabling the cargo division to spread its wings to offline points in its two key markets – Africa and Russia.

An agreement signed with Astral Aviation Ltd, a cargo operator based in Nairobi, provides Emirates SkyCargo with significant reach within Africa. With this agreement, Emirates SkyCargo can support not only its fast-expanding services to the 13 destinations within Africa, but also effectively reach out to customers based in offline points such as Mwanza and Zanzibar in Tanzania, Bujumbura in Burundi, and Rumbek as well as Juba in Sudan.

Emirates SkyCargo has also signed an agreement with AirBridge Cargo, part of the Volga Dnepr Group. Operating Boeing 747-200Fs, AirBridge Cargo based in Moscow offers an extensive domestic network in Russia. In turn, AirBridge Cargo can take advantage of Emirates SkyCargo’s strong network spanning cities in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Africa.

Emirates SkyCargo serves Russia with belly-hold cargo capacity on the daily passenger flights to Moscow and 13 cities in Africa namely Abidjan, Alexandria, Cairo, Casablanca, Dar-es-Salaam, Entebbe; Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lilongwe, Nairobi, Tripoli, Lagos, and Accra.

Emirates SkyCargo, which is represented in Malta by Cassar & Cooper Limited, serves 78 destinations in 55 countries including five cargo-only destinations – Amsterdam, Bangalore, Gothenburg, Lilongwe, and Taipei.

Emirates flies from Malta to Dubai four times weekly via Larnaca, Cyprus. The Airbus A330-200 used on the Malta route has a freight capacity of 13 tons each way. Enquiries on Emirates SkyCargo can be made at Air Cargo House, Ganni Vassallo Street, Luqa, on telephone number 21 660102, or at [email protected].