IAG Cargo launches new Spain-Switzerland route

The new freighter service between Madrid and Basel will accommodate Switzerland’s growing pharmaceutical sector and will utilize IAG Cargo’s Constant Climate product during transport.    Global airfreight carrier IAG Cargo has launched a new freighter service between Madrid, Spain and Basel, Switzerland to meet the fast-growing demands of Switzerland’s pharmaceutical sector, the company said.
   The service will give customers access to over 29,000 kilograms of lift per flight, thus expanding IAG Cargo’s existing freighter network by six percent.
   Because Switzerland’s pharmaceutical sector makes up over a third of the country’s export volumes, a new freighter service was in high demand.
   “IAG Cargo has a flexible network investment strategy where we respond as quickly as possible to customer demand,” said IAG Cargo Commercial Director David Shepherd. “Our latest freighter service underlines our commitment to giving our customers the capacity and routes they need, and further highlights the strength of our industry-leading pharmaceuticals proposition.”
   The new route was monitored during a two-month trial period, where it was found that roughly 74 percent of goods shipped out of Switzerland by IAG Cargo were carried on its Constant Climate product – specifically designed  to safely transport temperature-sensitive drugs.