Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been selected by Etihad Airways to handle cargo at Copenhagen in preparation for the inaugural flights between Denmark and Abu Dhabi.

The airline, which began operating four weekly Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights to the Danish capital on October 1, 2023, will now handle up to 5,000 tonnes of cargo for WFS. This will increase the airline’s worldwide network to 66 locations.

“We are proud that Etihad Airways has chosen to partner with WFS for the launch of its new route to Copenhagen, and we look forward to expanding our relationship with the airline to include another station in the WFS network. Winning a major new customer contract like this validates our decision to invest in our cargo services in Copenhagen. Our team in Denmark welcomes the opportunity to support Etihad’s latest route expansion,” said WFS’s Managing Director Scandinavia, Thomas Egeland.

Thomas Schürmann, Head of Cargo Operations & Delivery at Etihad Cargo, said, “Etihad Cargo is committed to providing the highest levels of service and operational excellence at every station. The addition of Copenhagen to Etihad Cargo’s existing partnership with WFS will benefit the carrier’s customers and partners and ensure Etihad Cargo can offer the same high standard of cargo handling they have become accustomed to across the airline’s global network.”

With the opening of a third cargo handling facility at Copenhagen Airport at the end of 2022, WFS expanded its local handling infrastructure by 3,700 square metres. This facility currently handles over 100,000 tonnes of cargo annually that is transported on board passenger and freighter aircraft.