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Over the first February weekend, Cargolux has added four new destinations to its 747-8 freighter network and, in the process, flew the first-ever 747-8 services to Xiamen, China; Latacunga, Ecuador and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The operations were planned well ahead and all concerned parties performed flawlessly in turning around the flight. Xiamen saw its first 747-8 service on 1 February when the Cargolux aircraft arrived from Beijing. On 3 February, Cargolux performed the inaugural 747-8 service to South America with a flight to Latacunga.
Previously, the southernmost destination of any 747-8 operator was Panama City. The return flight also touched down in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico - another first that Cargolux achieved. The approval by local authorities, that cleared...
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