Alitalia Cargo uplifts record 53T load on B777-300 from Mumbai to Rome
October 9, 2020: Alitalia Airlines, who have been operating their weekly cargo-only passenger flights from India since June 2020, have uplifted a record 53,375-kilogramme freight on a single B777-300 flight from Mumbai to Rome.
![An optimum mix of high-density cargo along with pharmaceuticals, auto parts, spares, chemicals, garments and courier helped achieve the result. An optimum mix of high-density cargo along with pharmaceuticals, auto parts, spares, chemicals, garments and courier helped achieve the result.](https://www.itln.in/itlnbackend/assets/uploads/Alitalia-Cargo-uplifts-record-54T-load-on-B777-300-from-Mumbai-to-Rome-2.jpeg)
October 9, 2020: Alitalia Airlines, who have been operating their weekly cargo-only passenger flights from India since June 2020, have uplifted a record 53,375-kilogramme freight on a single B777-300 flight from Mumbai to Rome.
An optimum mix of high-density cargo along with pharmaceuticals, auto parts, spares, chemicals, garments & courier helped achieve the result. The ULD planning was monitored for maximum utilisation of space on the newly cargo only reconfigured aircraft.
Also read: Alitalia moves record 54T cargo on a B777-300ER from Delhi to Rome
Sakshi Gupta, country manager, Air Logistics Group, said, "Alitalia enters the book of records once again with a consecutive birdie in a row, uplifting yet another milestone figure of 53 tonnes on its BOM-FCO route which comes just a day after the successful flight ex DEL which ferried 54 tonnes to Rome.”
Alitalia has been expanding its cargo capacity to transport vital supplies across the globe & looks forward to increasing the import & export trade between Italy & India in times ahead.
Cargo division of Italian national flag carrier has been operating its weekly cargo-only passenger flights from India since June 2020.