ASTRAL AVIATION to offer more freighter opportunities

Astral Aviation operates charter flights to and from India on its B767200F. The flights that originate from Hong Kong carry cargo comprising mobile phones and e-commerce cargo, and pharma. The charter flights from India comprise pharma, including vaccines destined for Africa. With the induction of B757-200F into its fleet in September 2022, Astral will offer charter opportunities to meet the increase in demand, which will complement B767F which has a payload of 42 tons, while B757F has a payload of 30 tons. Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder and CEO, Astral Aviation said, “We will be expanding the wide-body fleet with the arrival of two B767-300Fs in 2023 and two B777-300Fs in 2024 and 2025. Astral will be introducing new flights to and from Tel Aviv and Riyadh, while frequency to Johannesburg and Hong Kong.We operate 50 destinations on our network, connected via its hubs in Nairobi, Liege, Dubai, Johannesburg, and Delhi.”