The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) will be welcoming Lufthansa Cargo to Toronto Pearson International Airport as of September 2, 2008. Lufthansa will be flying twice weekly service from Frankfurt using MD-11 freighters. This will provide the Canadian market with approximately 90 tonnes of air freight capacity on each flight.

“It is very exciting to see Lufthansa Cargo announcing this service into Toronto,” said Lloyd McCoomb, President and CEO of the GTAA. “This shows that the demand for additional reliable cargo service exists and confirms Toronto’s position as the largest air freight market in Canada. We are responding to the needs of the businesses in the Toronto area that require just-in-time delivery and dependable shipping solutions.”

According to Dr. Andreas Otto, Lufthansa Cargo Executive Board Member, Product and Sales, “our new service enables us to air freight customer’s shipments faster non-stop to Canada and connects Toronto with Europe’s biggest cargo airport.”

Toronto Pearson is the leading air cargo gateway in Canada, offering world class facilities and infrastructure for all-cargo operators. All five runways are equipped to handle heavyweight aircraft and there are more than 1.2 million square feet of cargo handling facilities and 2.5 million square feet of dedicated apron space for cargo operations.

Toronto Pearson is the only Canadian airport served with scheduled all-cargo services to Latin America, Europe, Asia and the United States. Additionally, world-leading freight forwarders have their Canadian headquarters in Toronto and the bulk of their consolidations in Canada take place near the airport.