News / Cargo boost for Heathrow as ABC's twice-weekly freighter takes off for Moscow

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Heathrow has scored a welcome freight goal with the news that AirBridgeCargo is to launch a twice-weekly 747F service connecting the UK hub with its network, via Moscow.

Flights will operate on Thursdays and Saturdays and are expected to bring access to ABC’s Asian network.

The news is a boost to Heathrow (LHR), which recently began courting freighter operators. It is thought that another airline is also considering putting a maindeck operation into LHR.

ABC already sells capacity in the UK via Stansted’s ...