Cargolux, in partnership with Oman Air, has launched a second weekly freighter flight to Chennai, starting from August 11, 2015.

Mafoodh Al Harthy, chief officer of sales at Oman Air, said that the new flights would strengthen the two airlines’ presence within the Indian market by accessing the industrial belts of South India.

“Vitally, however, they will also give an important boost to the development of the Sultanate of Oman as a global cargo hub,” said Al Harthy. “Our new services will generate increased cargo traffic that will not only attract important revenue streams, but will also demonstrate to the global market the outstanding, modern cargo infrastructure that Oman offers. We look forward to seeing our new services to Chennai rapidly become a cornerstone for the transportation of cargo between India, the Middle East and Europe.”

Cargolux entered into the partnership with Oman Air in April 2015, with the aim of opening up new freighter destinations to the airlines and contributing to the development of Oman as a logistics hub.

“India will be a very important market for Cargolux in the future and we will look at further expansion soon with planned addition of Mumbai as a second destination,” said Niek van der Weide, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Cargolux.