An increase in over-border
transportation of spares,
cargo and supplies for
the mining sector served the
airfreight market well in 2012.
And, with mining activities on
the increase across Africa, it is a
trend that is expected to continue,
said Alwyn Rautenbach, CEO of
Airlink Cargo.
“We are very positive about the
rapid development in the mining
sector, especially in Mozambique
and Zambia,” he told FTW.
“More minerals are continually
being found and exploration is
taking place throughout Africa.”
He said Airlink was taking
advantage of this through its
ability to operate to airports in
many of the mining destinations.
“We have express services with
direct flights from Johannesburg
to Ndola, Lusaka, Tete, Pemba,
Beira, Nampula and Harare,”
said Rautenbach. “Our biggest
challenge remains that we have
to limit the size of cargo we
transport due to the fact that we
operate smaller aircraft types into
Africa.”
Rautenbach said with mining
activity picking up as more
and more areas are being
explored, it is important that the
manufacturing and supply sector
have their logistics in order to
keep the supplies coming from
Africa and not other continents.
“We must ensure that our
service offering to the mining
sector is of the highest quality.
Having daily flights into Africa
to provide the dedicated service
that the mining sector can depend
on to deliver feasible outcomes is
one way of achieving that.”
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‘Positive about the
rapid development
in the mining
sector, especially in
Mozambique and
Zambia.’
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Alwyn Rautenbach … daily flights into
Africa.
