Kenya Airways Cargo has received its second freighter this year, taking its total cargo fleet to four.

The Boeing 737-800 freighter joins the fleet to give the airline more cargo capacity on its global network, especially the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

The new aircraft offers 20 tonnes of cargo capacity with a range of up to seven hours and joins the current Kenya Airways Cargo freighter fleet of one Boeing 737-800 and two Boeing 737-300 freighters.

The airline says the freighters will capture opportunities emerging from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to catalyse trade within and out of the continent.

Allan Kilavuka, group managing director and chief executive of Kenya Airways, said: “We have made a commitment to gradually increase our cargo business and support our customers in their long-term needs and deliver possibilities in the air.

“The arrival of the new B738 Freighter, the second one this year, and the fourth in our cargo fleet, is a significant milestone in our fleet expansion plans.

“We are confident the additional cargo aircraft will allow us to further increase our capacity and significantly increase our frequencies as we propel Africa’s prosperity and connect its people, cultures and markets.”

Kenya Airways Cargo says it will deploy the freighter on the following routes: Sharjah and Dubai World Central in the United Arab Emirates, Jeddah, and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Dakar in Senegal, Lagos in Nigeria, Ndjamena in Chad, Mogadishu in Somalia, Mumbai in India, Free Town in Sierra Leone, Monrovia in Liberia among many other destinations.

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