Record Cargo from Heathrow for American Airlines

American Airlines Cargo carried over 260,000 kilograms of freight and mail from London Heathrow in a single day, setting a new daily record for the station.

The previous record for the London team, set in October 2015, stood at 256,668 kilograms from the facility. On the same day, American also achieved a 99% passenger load factor.

Major destinations from LHR include Chicago O’Hare, New York JFK, Miami International, Dallas-Fort Worth and Los Angeles – all major transit hubs. An impressive 88.2% of all available cargo positions were loaded.

“There was high demand for space from all the origins which support our LHR flights, as well as general cargo from across the UK,” said American’s Managing Director of Cargo Sales – Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Tristan Koch. “Our Operations teams did an exemplary job in rising to the challenge, highlighting the great collaboration between the ramp and Cargo departments.”

All shipments were moved successfully from London’s Heathrow airport and the high demand continues.