IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) announces additional capacity for the summer season between Latin America, the Caribbean and its hubs – London, Madrid, and Barcelona.
Rodrigo Casal, Regional Commercial Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean at IAG Cargo said: “It’s great to see our network continuing to grow in Latin America and the Caribbean, these are vital trade routes crucial for maintaining a healthy global economy and supporting people’s livelihoods.”
In the Caribbean, services between Madrid and Havana increase to five journeys a week, and Puerto Rico to six per week in August. Flights between London and Bermuda have increased to a daily service.
Customers will benefit from more capacity to the region with flights between Madrid and Bogota increasing from 14 to 18 weekly services and in Lima, four more connections will be added, offering 11 weekly flights.
Panama will have between five and seven weekly connections throughout the summer, and will also have daily services from November onwards. The company also offers a daily service between London and Mexico, with flights between Barcelona and Chile restarting.
The new and existing routes will continue to facilitate the movement of popular foods and other fresh goods grown locally, including flowers, papayas, mangos, and stone fruits, as well as pharmaceuticals and automotive parts.
Casal continued: “The increased frequencies offer our customers more options to connect their cargoto the rest of the world via our network which today covers six continents, and we recently introduced China back to our regular schedule – an important market for many exporters in Latin America.”
