On April 20, Air Canada Cargo strengthened its international operations with the start of a new service to Basel (BSL), connecting one of Europe’s leading pharmaceutical hubs with the company’s extensive network from its main global hub in Toronto – Pearson (YYZ). The Canadian carrier is the only North American airline to operate at the EuroAirport.
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«We are excited to return to Basel, this time with our freighters, to serve a key market in Europe for pharmaceuticals«, said Matthieu Casey, Air Canada Cargo’s chief commercial officer.
Flight AC 7222, operated on a Boeing 767-300 freighter registered C-GDUZ, took off from Lester Pearson International Airport (YYZ) at 13:21 hours and landed at Basel-Mulhouse-Fribourg Airport (BSL) at 10:04 the following day, after two stopovers in Halifax, Canada (YHZ) and Liège, Belgium (LGG).
On hand to celebrate the Air Canada Group team’s new service were Adam Dudar, Director of Cargo Revenue Management and Network Strategy; Nenad Gvozdenovic, Cargo Sales Manager; and Michael Sauer, Director of Regional Cargo Sales for Europe.
From Basel (BSL) staff attending the opening event were: Matthias Suhr, general manager of EuroAirport; Monica Linder-Guarnaccia, director of marketing; Michael Schwyn, head of airline and cargo development; Fabrizio Ricca, head of cargo operations; and Manuela Witzig, director of corporate communications Germany,
Air Canada Cargo will be operating with twice-weekly flights to Basel (BSL) on Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF and is the third cargo carrier to operate exclusively cargo at the EuroAirport.
«The capacity of our freighters, combined with our temperature-controlled containers and cold chain facility at our global hub in Toronto position us to serve this critical market with reliable year-round service and ensure that these important shipments can move safely and in a timely manner. throughout our global network,» Casey added.
Air Canada Cargo offers dedicated international cargo services to Frankfurt (FRA), Liege (LGG), Miami (MIA), Quito (UIO), Mexico City (MEX), Guadalajara (GDL), Madrid (MAD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Bogota (BOG) and now Basel (BSL).
