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Spanish start for IAG e-Booking

IAG Cargo is rolling out its new e-Booking system, starting in Spain. It says that enhanced features such as self-service registration, template bookings and auto-rating make it the easiest and fastest way yet for freight forwarders to book with the joint British Airways-Iberia-owned, with bookings taking less than three minutes to complete. [+]

IAG starts Kuala Lumpur flights

IAG Cargo has officially opened its London Heathrow/Kuala Lumpur route on 27 May. The route is operated by a Boeing 777-200ER, departing Heathrow daily at 20:15, arriving into Kuala Lumpur at 16:00 local time. Return flights leave Kuala Lumpur at 23:05 and arrive into Heathrow at 05:25 the next morning, ... [+]

Space boost for IAG’s EuroConnector

IAG Cargo is boosting its German cargo capacity on its EuroConnector short-haul service for consignments up to 300 kilos by using capacity on Vueling’s narrow-body aircraft. The new space will be available from Düsseldorf, Hannover, Stuttgart, Berlin Tegel, Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg into Barcelona. The new cargo flights will be ... [+]

IAG goes back to Cuba and expands Colombia routes

IAG Cargo – the joint venture airline between British Airways and Iberia - is launching a new route to Colombia and reopening its route into Cuba this summer. The new services will link Iberia's Madrid hub with Cali and Medellín in Colombia and Havana in Cuba, bringing the total of ... [+]

IAG leads the way with e-AWBs

IAG Cargo says it is now the leading European carrier when it comes to e-air waybill (e-AWB) with a 34% penetration rate – well ahead of the industry average of 25%.  IAG Cargo has made e-AWB available in more than 160 stations globally - almost all of its network where ... [+]

IAG revenue down but trend is up

IAG Cargo says its commercial revenue (flown revenue plus fuel surcharges) in 2014 fell 7.5% compared with 2013, to €992m. But on a like for like basis, adjusting the prior year’s figures to reflect its reduced freighter operations, commercial revenue increased 2.4% compared with last year. CEO Steve Gunning said ... [+]

Finnair joins IAG programme

Finnair Cargo has joined IAG Cargo’s Partner Plus programme, which allows members to interline on each other’s aircraft on a commercially booked basis. It gives customers better connections, confirmed bookings and a higher on-load priority. IAG Cargo CEO, Steve Gunning, commented: “Our Partner Plus programme is much more than a standard ... [+]

IAG to ditch surcharges

IAG Cargo is joining other carriers, including Emirates, Qatar Airways and SAS in rolling up fuel surcharges into an all-in rate, from the summer. It will apply to all markets except Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan, where local regulations on surcharges apply. These countries are Hong Kong, South Korea ... [+]

Qatar takes a tenth of British Airways

Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99% stake in IAG, the airline group comprising British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. The Middle East carrier said it would consider increasing its stake, although non-EU shareholdings of European carriers are capped. Qatar, a fellow member of the oneworld alliance, said the acquisition would be “an ... [+]

Cargo Connector adds San Francisco

IAG Cargo has added San Francisco to its Cargo Connector service to San Francisco, making it the tenth city in which it offers the local pick-up service for consignments up to 300 kilos. It offers freight forwarders within five miles’ radius of the airport – from which IAG offers a ... [+]

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