IAG Cargo has announced further expansions in its freight services beginning this summer.

The London-headquartered cargo handling division of IAG said it resumed its much-anticipated services between China and London Heathrow: Shanghai (PVG) restarted in April, and we welcomed back Beijing (PKX) at the start of the month.

"Our Asia expansion doesn't end there," IAG wrote in its newsletter.

"IAG Cargo is now running double daily services between London and Hong Kong, as well as 11 services per week between London and Tokyo."

Aside from Asia, IAG Cargo also announced that, for the first time, it is flying freight between London and Cincinnati.

"A first for the business, the new direct route will facilitate the movement of e-commerce between the UK and North America," it said.

During the summer, IAG Cargo noted that its service would operate five times a week using a British Airways B787-8 aircraft and four times a week on a 777-200 throughout the winter, when the Midwestern magic begins with ice skating at Summit Park.

It said that popular items shipped on the trade route include sporting equipment, being home to America's oldest baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings (now the Cincinnati Reds).

E-commerce items such as home office equipment and high volumes of automotive parts from Southeast Asia transferred via Europe are also moved in the route.

"To support these cargo movements, we're offering up to six lower deck pallet units per flight in each direction, so whatever comes our way, we can handle it," IAG Cargo said.