Cargolux expands Saudi Arabia service

Cargolux announced the expansion of its services to Saudi Arabia by introducing one weekly frequency to Riyadh, effective 1 August, 2010, in addition to its twice weekly service to Dammam.

CV 7527 is operated every Sunday morning at 07.25 a.m. out of Luxembourg, with arrival in Riyadh same day at 02.30 p.m. The flight is continued to Hong Kong, CV 6587, and further on to Chicago and New York, CV 6591, before returning to Luxembourg. This new service is Cargolux’s third trans-pacific service offered to its worldwide clients. 

On board Cargolux’s B747-400 freighters to this new destination, mostly consumer goods, machinery and pharmaceuticals are carried.

 
Already in October 2005, Cargolux started services to Dammam, and a second frequency was added in May 2006. Cargolux’s Dammam service is operated out of Luxembourg on Friday and Sunday evenings, with arrival in Dammam on Saturday and Monday mornings.
(Source:www.transportweekly.com)