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Cargo flights are on high demand in Africa and globally for moving different commodities from different destinations in the world to the other. Some products are textile, interior design materials, hardware, electrical, stationeries, generators, building materials, medicine, medical equipments, mining equipments, telecommunications equipments, computer hardware, furniture, seedlings, food, animals, meat, flowers, perishable goods, and many others.

In the beginning it was very difficult to get a product of 200 kilos from anywhere in the world as it was almost triple the buying price thus discouraging import. But know the aircraft operators have come up with segmented a product which gives an opportunity for individuals, organizations, businesswomen/men to choose from depending with the volume of the cargo. There are the normal scheduled flights which you can book on your cargo subject to availability of space and it should be general cargo not DANGEROUS GOODS. There are consolidated cargo flights whereby cargo is consolidated from different organizations and individual irrespective of the capacity to feel a freighter for a flight to a destination or different destinations. There is  private charter flights whereby an individual charters an aircraft for exclusive use and it is him/her to decide on the date of departure and time and the airport or airstrip where the cargo will be delivered but subject to the serviceability of that airport or airstrip. Consolidated cargo flights are scheduled and depart to designated airports or airstrip and for cargo to be delivered to a different airport or airstrip special arrangements have to be made and it might affect the price as well. Scheduled flights strictly within the published timetables and destinations and there is no compromise to divert from the route to your desired destination and the solution here is to take a private cargo flight.

Cargo & Freight Flights Mogadishu/Galgayo/Hargesia/Bosaso/Kismayu/Belletuen/Garowe.

There is high demand for cargo transport and freight From Nairobi to Somalia to the following destinations,Mogadishu,Belletuen,Bardera,Hargesia,Marere,Jamame,Wajid,Dinsor,Garowe,Bosaso,Berbera,Kismayu,Galgayo,Mogadishu North,Guriel,Adado,Succuen,Xuddor,Baledo among other destinations. Some of the destinations have tidy airstrips which needs aircrafts with short take off and landing performance like Donnier 228  1.5 tones, Let 410 1.5 tonnes,Caravan C-208 Caravan 1 tone,DHC-8  Buffalo  5 tones, and the following are the airstrips,Saccuen,Wajid,Dinsor,Marere.Jamame.Also the B737-300 Freighter  15 toner and DC-9 Freighter 10 toner can only land in Mogadishu International Airport if the return fuel will be provided if not then the payload will have to be reduced to enable the flight return back to base. The other aircrafts like Fokker 27-500 series 5 toner,HS748  5 toner can land  Belletuen,Bardera,Berbera,Baledo,Galgayo,Bosaso,Garowe,Hargesia and if there is no fuel at destination airport or airstrip the aircraft will route via Wajir Airport on both ways for fuel. There are scheduled flights twice weekly to Hargesia and Mogadishu International and unbulky cargo including general cargo can be airlifted on per kilo basis BUT  DANGEROUS GOODS NO.There are special freight & cargo prices of usd 4=00 per kilo to/from Mogadishu including documentation and excluding ground handling at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Mogadishu International Airport which has to be booked in advance due to high demand as they are many individuals and organization who wants to transport cargo to these destination as there are only two flights weekly. It is recommended a notice of 10 working days to be given and confirmation will be upon payment. On this flight cargo & freight of 3 tones can be airlifted on each flight. The freight rates to/from Hargesia usd 7=00 per kilo and only  2 tones of freight or cargo can be taken on each flight and NO DANGEROUS GOODS AND BULKY GOODS. If you have more cargo than the capacity allowed on the scheduled flights you can take a private cargo flight.

Cargo& Freight flights Into/Out  Juba/Rumbek/Malkal/Yambio/Akobo.

South Sudan is going through recovery after 21 years of civil war after the signing of the CPA in 2005 and indeed many organizations and individuals have moved in to do business and help in the restructuring of the country. United Nations and Non-Governmental and international Organizations have and are still playing a vital role in ensuring the country is stable and back to its fit. There cash-on-transits services to Darfur, Malkal, Wau, Bentiu, Yei, Akobo being provided to ensure businesses and banks operate optimally to ensure the economy is stable. In Juba and some of the towns in South Sudan you will be able to do banking, foreign exchange, transfers as banks like Equity, Cooperative, Kenya Commercial Bank have moved and also insurance companies, security firms, consultancy firms, colleges, hardwares, electrical firms, construction firms, Civil Engineering firms, motorvechile firms, Truck firms, Textile Firms, Mining Companies, Borehole drilling, media firms, telecommunication firms companies and many others. With the entrance of many firms it has enabled the cargo & freight prices to reduce as also air charter companies have increased and even stationed their aircrafts in Juba to be able to provide both scheduled and non-scheduled flights to South Sudan for the cargo and passengers arriving on international flights at Juba and Rumbek.

Some air charter companies are offering special cargo& freight flight prices of  usd 1.8 only when you charter the B737-300 freighter 16 tonner for Nairobi to Juba or Juba To Nairobi  without documentation and ground handling  Juba and Nairobi.

Special Cargo & Freight Charter   Prices per Kilo To Other Destinations In Africa

Cargo charter flights are also needed to the other destinations in Africa and thus the need for introduction of special rates to attract more clients and to make the air transport the most preferred and cheapest way to travel for both passengers & Cargo.

Special  cargo & freight rates  only on full capacity Nbo-Harare  15 tones  usd 2.86 per kilo,Nbo-Ndola 15 tones,usd 2.4  per kilo, Bo-Lubumbashi 15.5 tones usd 2.42 per kilo,Nbo-Lusaka 15 tones usd 2.74 per kilo, Bo-Dar 16.3 tones usd 1.36 per kilo, Nbo-Kigali  16.5 tones usd 1.35 per kilo, Nbo-Bujumbura 16 tones usd 1.6 per kilo, Bo-Entebbe  16 tones usd 1.2 per kilo,Nbo-Zanzibar 16 tones usd 1.35 per kilo,Nbo-Mwanza 16.4 tones usd 1.05 per kilo, Bo-Lilongwe usd 2.31 per kilo  using  a B737-300 Freighter .Depending on the volume of your cargo which are more than 15 tones  a solution can also be reached as long as you provide the full information of the tonnage  to be airlifted in a month the a suitable freighter aircraft will be provided. Also consultancy services for cargo management, leasing and adhoc charters, contract flying   are available. Even if you have personnel  and some cargo it can be done at once using the same aircraft as the aircrafts are manufactured in such away that the can be converted for cargo or passenger configuration within a short notice. You can fly with cargo from your depart airport and bring passengers back but this information has to be given so that the seats are carried and also the calculation of the seats weight so that the aircraft is not overloaded.

There are also Cargo& freight services on scheduled flights worldwide and you can carry cargo on every scheduled flight as long as you engage consultants who will advice you on how to do it. You are a businessman/woman importing and exporting products please feel free to get consultation on how to work on the logistics of your freight & cargo around the world.

Shipping firms can also be assisted at very competitive cargo & freight flights to Somalia, South Sudan, Darfur,Asmara,DR Congo,Sharja,Muscat and the larger the cargo the cheaper the