The flights, which were organised from Liege in Belgium and Leipzig in Germany to Kuwait City, have been overseen by ABC’s European AVI (live animals) team in co-operation with Air Cargo Consultants and Intradco Global, with the aim of supporting livestock programmes in Kuwait.
Diana Schoeneich, Senior Director European Region of AirBridgeCargo Airlines, commented: “Delivering cattle is a high-profile assignment although with the right specialists, capable fleet and reliable partners we were able to organise both flights in line with the industry standards and with the well-being of the animals in mind. Despite severe weather conditions in both origin airports with heavy snow and wind, the flights were operated intact and we were happy to see heifers and bulls arriving at their final destination safely and healthy.”
AirBridgeCargo reports seeing stable CAGR for the last ten years, with 2020 being no exception, when over a two-fold increase was recorded. The growth is mostly attributed to the stable development of business with existing customers, who transport ‘traditional’ cargo passengers – livestock, pigs, horses, hatching eggs, one-day-old chicks, wild animals – as well as reaching new market opportunities with new customers.