Astral Aviation to offer more freighter opportunities

Astral Aviation operates charter flights to and from India on its B767-200F. The charter flights that originate from Hong Kong carry cargo comprising mobile phones and e-commerce cargo, and pharma. The charter flights from India comprise pharma, including vaccines destined for Africa. With the induction of B757-200F into the Astral fleet in September 2022, Astral will offer additional charter opportunities to meet the increase in demand, which will complement B767F which has a payload of 42 tons, while B757F has a payload of 30 tons. Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder & CEO, Astral Aviation said, “Astral Aviation currently operates two B747-400F for perishables between its Nairobi Hub and Europe and will be expanding its wide-body fleet with the arrival of two B767-300Fs in 2023 and two B777-300Fs in 2024 and 2025. Astral will be introducing new flights to and from Tel Aviv and Riyadh, while increasing its frequency to Johannesburg and Hong Kong. Astral operates to 50 destinations on its network, connected via its hubs in Nairobi, Liege, Dubai, Johannesburg, and Delhi.”