News / Great expectations should see East Africa’s air freight hubs flying

East African operators are keeping a close focus on intra-regional demand. Photo - NAC2000

Despite the general grim outlook for air freight, it seems intra-regional demand for shipments passing through the key hubs in East Africa – Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda – are set to pick up again.

That is, at least as far as capacity and investment trends reveal.

RwandAir’s first dedicated freighter, a converted 737-800, is now operational on services to Sharjah twice a week and a spokesperson at the airline told The Loadstar other planned freighter routes include Lusaka, Johannesburg, Lagos, Dar-es-Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Bangui, ...