The new contract began this month with Globe Air Cargo marketing all of the airline's cargo capacity on its daily flights from London Heathrow to Lagos. With Arik Air's A340 passenger aircraft capable of lifting 12 tonnes of cargo, Globe expects to generate some 4,500 tons of freight a year for the airline from the UK.
Mark Pulling, Managing Director of Globe Air Cargo in the UK, commented: 'This is a great contract win for us given the high level of competition from other GSAs in the UK that also tendered to Arik Air. This is the first time Arik Air has operated from London Heathrow and there is considerable interest from the freight forwarding industry to move cargo from the UK to Nigeria. It is a route that attracts a wide mix of cargoes and we are extremely confident of achieving the volume and revenue targets we have agreed with the airline.'
Arik Air is a wholly owned Nigerian airline with a commitment to the people of Nigeria to deliver new standards in aviation. In October 2006, Arik Air introduced the first new commercial aircraft into Nigeria in over 20 years, flying domestic routes throughout the country, and has grown its current network to 15 destinations, including international routes on the African Continent as well as to the United Kingdom.
