LATAM Cargo triples number of flights at Brussels Airport

Brussels, Belgium: From 27 October, Latin American airline LATAM Cargo will triple the number of flights to Brussels Airport, from four to 12 per week, making it the airline’s main European transport hub, officials announced.

The flights will be operated by a Boeing 767F which has a 60-ton capacity. The aircraft will mainly ship flowers from Ecuador to Europe, returning to Latin America with pharmaceuticals.

Since March 2023, LATAM Cargo, the largest cargo airline group in Latin America, has been operating at Brussels Airport again with four flights a week and will bring that to 12 weekly flights from next month.

The inbound flights will mainly ship perishable goods, such as flowers, from Ecuador to Europe. The aircraft then return towards Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile carrying pharmaceuticals, as well as other time critical cargo and automotive parts. The flights will also use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

LATAM’s choice for Brussels Airport confirms Brussels Airport position and expertise as a preferred pharma hub and indispensable link between local pharmaceutical research and production facilities, and hospitals and patients worldwide.

For many years, the airport has been specializing in transporting time-and-temperature critical goods with the largest area of temperature-controlled warehouses in Europe and by using refrigerated containers for transport on the tarmac, ensuring the cold chain of products is not interrupted.