January 27, 2026. Lufthansa Cargo welcomes two more destinations to the network of the short and medium-haul freighter A321 from the beginning of February: Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) will be regularly included in the freighter flight schedule from February 7, 2026. The new connection from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rome will be offered once a week on Saturdays with flight number LH8344. The rotation continues from the Italian capital to Istanbul (IST) and the hub in Munich (MUC).
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Since December 2025, the newest Lufthansa Cargo hub has also been served ad-hoc by A321 freighters in order to meet the high demand. The inclusion in the regular freighter flight schedule further underlines the importance of the new hub in Southern Europe. Lufthansa Cargo will thus offer its customers in Europe one of the densest and best-connected freight networks in the industry. The flexible transport options in ITA Airways’ belly capacities, via road feeder service or now also with its own freighters enable reliable connections to over 120 destinations from Rome.
With Algiers Airport (ALG), the cargo airline is also expanding its A321 freighter network to Africa. From 10 February 2026, the new destination will strengthen the flight program every Tuesday under flight number LH8308. In addition to Beirut, Casablanca, Cairo, Yerevan, Tel Aviv and Tunis, customers can now book direct freighter connections to the seventh destination in the Middle East and Africa region. “We are delighted to be able to offer our customers an expanded short- and medium-haul freighter network and even more connectivity right at the start of the year. With new destinations in the route network, Lufthansa Cargo continues to pave the way for faster, more reliable and more flexible logistics across the continent for our customers – in line with our mission statement ‘Enabling Global Business’. With five European hubs and a wide range of transportation options, we can also adapt our network at short notice to respond to changing flows of goods or offer our customers solutions in the event of unforeseen events,” explains Ashwin Bhat, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo.
In total, the airline’s short- and medium-haul network comprises 22 destinations, which are served by a fleet of four A321 freighters. In addition, 18 B777 freighters from the long-haul fleet as well as belly capacities from Lufthansa Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines, ITA Airways and SunExpress complement Lufthansa Cargo’s global route network. The hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Brussels and Rome provide the infrastructural basis for fast cargo transportation. The result is a global network comprising around 350 destinations in 100 countries.
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