Record freight day for American Airlines at Heathrow Airport

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An American Airlines Boeing 767 gets loaded at Heathrow Airport


American Airlines Cargo shipped more than 575,000 pounds (260 tonnes) of freight and mail from Heathrow AirportĀ in a single day, setting a new daily record for the stationĀ on Sunday (14 August).

The previous busiest day for the London cargo team was in October 2015 when they shipped 565,857 pounds (256 tonnes) from the facility.

Key destinations from HeathrowĀ include Chicago Oā€™Hare, New York, Miami, Dallas/Fort Worth and Los Angeles – all major transit hubs that support traffic into the US and through to other parts of Americanā€™s expansive global network. 88.2 per cent of all available cargo positions were also loaded.

American’sĀ managing director of cargo sales ā€“ Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Tristan Koch says: ā€œThere was high demand for space from all the origins which support our LHR flights, as well as general cargo from across the UK.

“Our operations teams did an exemplary job in rising to the challenge, highlighting the great collaboration between the ramp and cargo departments.”