AA Cargo expands seasonal Ireland service

American Airlines Cargo will operate its busiest summer schedule ever to and from Ireland in 2016, with direct flights to Chicago, Charlotte, Philadelphia and New York, according to a statement from the company.    American Airlines Cargo is expanding its regional cargo service out of Ireland, the company said in a statement.
   The all-cargo arm of American Airlines will operate its busiest summer schedule ever to and from Ireland in 2016, with direct flights to Chicago, Ill. (ORD); Charlotte, N.C. (CLT); Philadelphia, Pa. (PHL); and New York, N.Y. (JFK) from Dublin (DUB), as well as nonstop access to Philadelphia from Shannon (SNN).
   Cargo service between Dublin and Chicago, Philadelphia and Charlotte will operate with Airbus A330-200 aircraft through October, while the Shannon to Philadelphia and Dublin to New York routes will utilize the Boeing 757 until the end of September and October, respectively.
   With morning departures out of Dublin and Shannon, AA Cargo said shipments from Ireland will all arrive in the U.S. before early afternoon on the same working day.
   “This great range of direct summer services is a real bonus for the freight community here,” said Ian McCool, managing director of IAM, American Airlines’ Irish Cargo GSSA. “We’ve already seen a dramatic increase in demand for temperature-controlled products since the launch of ExpediteTC. Then, with the opening of the airline’s state-of-the-art pharmaceutical facility in Philadelphia last year, there has been an even greater requirement for such services, and I believe these summer routes will prove extremely popular.”
   AA Cargo noted it also has access to new temperature-controlled areas in Dublin at one of the most modern facilities of its kind in Ireland.
   “These routes are great additions to our ever-expanding network,” said AA Cargo Regional Sales Manager for Northern Europe Andy Cornwell. “The movement of time-sensitive products for the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland, combined with the correct facilities to handle them, are an expanding part of our business.”