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American Airlines Cargo sets new daily Heathrow record
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo has announced that its team at London Heathrow moved 489,849 kilogrammes of freight into and out of the airport, setting a new record for a single day's throughput.
The carrier transported 276,672 kg of cargo from the UK to the US, while imports into Heathrow weighed in at 214,991 kg.
During the record-breaking day, shipments included temperature-sensitive commodities like fresh salmon, vegetables and pharmaceuticals, as well as some heavy metal industrial forgings. Coming into LHR, the team handled various shipments from the US and other far-off locations, including lettuce and asparagus, and oil and gas equipment destined for Aberdeen and the North Sea oil fields.
"We have a really well-oiled machine here at Heathrow when it comes to managing these increasingly large throughput days," said manager, Cargo Operations - UK and Ireland, Paul Griffin. "And with further enhancements now under way to both buildings, including enhancements to our ambient storage offerings, we are strongly positioned to handle even more growth in the future."
The carrier transported 276,672 kg of cargo from the UK to the US, while imports into Heathrow weighed in at 214,991 kg.
During the record-breaking day, shipments included temperature-sensitive commodities like fresh salmon, vegetables and pharmaceuticals, as well as some heavy metal industrial forgings. Coming into LHR, the team handled various shipments from the US and other far-off locations, including lettuce and asparagus, and oil and gas equipment destined for Aberdeen and the North Sea oil fields.
"We have a really well-oiled machine here at Heathrow when it comes to managing these increasingly large throughput days," said manager, Cargo Operations - UK and Ireland, Paul Griffin. "And with further enhancements now under way to both buildings, including enhancements to our ambient storage offerings, we are strongly positioned to handle even more growth in the future."
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