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Cargolux Airlines International S.A. today announced that it has operated the first Boeing 747-8 freighter revenue flight to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on 17 March where it landed at 18:45 local time. The largest airport in northern Vietnam is the 76th airport in Cargolux’s network that is operated with the airline’s new 747-8 equipment. Cargolux has also increased its air cargo services to Hanoi to three weekly rotations beginning on 1 March. In addition to those flights, the airline serves Ho Chi Minh City once a week. The Cargolux flight is regarded by Boeing as an important milestone, as it makes Hanoi the 100th airport worldwide to support revenue operations of the 747-8 since its entry-into-service just over 14 months ago by launch customer Cargolux...
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