Baku, Azerbaijan, June 1
By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
Cargolux Airlines International S.A. is looking to increase its presence in Azerbaijan in the future, Moa Sigurdardottir, head of Corporate Communications at the company, told Trend June 1.
“Cargolux added Baku to its global network as a regional cargo hub since the inauguration of the flight line 17 years ago and intends to continue operating through the Azerbaijani capital,” she said. “The station has been a stopover on Cargolux flight to neighboring countries such as Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Georgia and Uzbekistan and is also a technical stop for flights from the eastern to the western hemispheres. With these strong ties already well established, Cargolux is now looking to increase its presence in the country in the future.”
Cargolux Airlines International S.A. is a Luxembourgish cargo airline with its head office and home base at Luxembourg Airport in Sandweiler, Luxembourg. It is one of the largest scheduled all-cargo airlines in Europe with a global network. Charter flights and third party maintenance are also operated.
The company has more than 85 offices in over 50 countries. Its shareholders are Luxair (35.1 percent), HNCA (35 percent), BCEE (10.9 percent) SNCI (10.67 percent) and the Luxembourg State (8.32 percent).
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