{"id":96597,"date":"2024-06-24T12:50:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T02:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/?p=96597"},"modified":"2024-06-25T12:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T02:55:40","slug":"etihad-cargo-expands-european-network-with-new-madrid-freighter-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/2024\/06\/etihad-cargo-expands-european-network-with-new-madrid-freighter-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Etihad Cargo expands European network with new Madrid freighter route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-post-96597 wp-image-96598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Etihad-Cargo_Madrid.jpg\" alt=\"Etihad Cargo expands European network with new Madrid freighter route\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Etihad-Cargo_Madrid-770x420.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Etihad-Cargo_Madrid-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Etihad-Cargo_Madrid-770x420.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Etihad-Cargo_Madrid-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Etihad-Cargo_Madrid-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Etihad-Cargo_Madrid-770x420.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has announced the expansion of its European freighter network with a new route to Madrid, Spain. Key points from the announcement include:<\/p>\n<p>1. Launch date: July 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p>2. Service details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two weekly Boeing 777 freighter flights between Abu Dhabi and Madrid<\/li>\n<li>Over 200 tonnes of additional cargo capacity for Europe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Significance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increases total flights to Spain to 25 per week<\/li>\n<li>Highlights Madrid&#8217;s importance as a key European fashion hub<\/li>\n<li>Boosts e-commerce connectivity from Asia to Europe via Abu Dhabi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. Expanded European network:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complements existing routes to Amsterdam (6 weekly flights) and Frankfurt (3 weekly flights)<\/li>\n<li>Total freighter flights to Europe will increase to 11 per week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. Additional capacity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Belly hold capacity from increased passenger flights to various European destinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. Schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two outbound flights from Madrid to Abu Dhabi (Mondays and Thursdays)<\/li>\n<li>Two inbound flights from Abu Dhabi to Madrid (Mondays and Wednesdays)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stanislas Brun, Vice President Cargo at Etihad Cargo, emphasized the importance of this new route in supporting growing e-commerce demand between Asia and Europe, as well as serving Madrid&#8217;s role as a key fashion hub.<\/p>\n<p>This expansion further strengthens Etihad Cargo&#8217;s position as a leading air cargo carrier, leveraging Abu Dhabi&#8217;s strategic location to connect major trade lanes between Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has announced the expansion of its European freighter network with a new route to Madrid, Spain. Key points from the announcement include: 1. Launch date: July 15, 2024 2. Service details: Two weekly Boeing 777 freighter flights between Abu Dhabi and Madrid Over 200 tonnes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3494,"featured_media":96598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[2125],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96597"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96599,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96597\/revisions\/96599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldofaviation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}