News / Lufthansa and United eye broadening the scope of their cargo JV

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The pandemic has decimated passenger airline networks, eliminating lots of flights to second-tier gateways, Lufthansa and United have been no exception to this effect.

But their transatlantic cargo joint-venture, which started three years ago, has softened the blow, they claim.

Both of the carriers’ transatlantic routes and frequencies are down. United’s schedule was reduced by 80%, which included the suspension of its flights to Germany last year.

Munich, Germany’s second-largest gateway, lost most of its international connections and could no longer serve as ...