News / DSV bucks forwarder trend by increasing charter flights

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15/09/2023

Having this month launched a twice-weekly 777F charter route from Huntsville, Alabama to Doha, DSV is now planning to increase its flights from another second-tier US airport – in contrast to other forwarders keen to cut their airfreight capacity.

The Danish logistics operator this year started its own freighter flights with Cargolux from Phoenix-Mesa Airport in Arizona – a strategic move designed to provide direct service in the US state’s burgeoning semiconductor and electric vehicle sectors, and to avoid congestion at ...

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