IAG Cargo move back into Malaysia was well timed to serve new engine of growth

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British Airways’ relaunch of a London-Kuala Lumpur service at the end of May, after 14 years out of the Malaysian market, has generated significant extra business in both directions for the BA/Iberia freight arm, IAG Cargo.

Malaysian exporters were previously trucking four or five hours to Singapore to access IAG’s 350-destination global network. In the first quarter, while BA was still offline, the carrier recorded increases of 85% in KL tonnage to North America, 78% to Africa and the Middle East ...