Etihad Cargo has kick-started its augmented summer season freighter schedule which will significantly increase capacity in key cargo markets. The cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group is now offering what it terms as a ‘strategic cargo lifeline’ and is supporting ‘the continuity of the global trade ecosystem’ by focusing on those markets that are especially suffering from a dearth of capacity caused by the Coronavirus global travel bans. Weekly freighter flights have been added to European cities, including Amsterdam, Milan and Paris and across major Asian and African cargo gateways. In Asia, Etihad Cargo has doubled its Hong Kong services to four flights per week. Hanoi is gaining a third weekly service and Singapore a second. In Europe, Amsterdam’s weekly freighter flights are increasing from twice-weekly to five a week, whilst Milan is now serviced with twice-weekly turnaround freighter services. The airline is also launching new freighter connections linking Abu Dhabi with Paris. “The same-day return services will add 200 tonnes of incremental weekly freight capacity between the UAE and the French capital,” said the company.<br/>