Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded contracts to WTA Aviation and Swissport in Israel to support the launch and growth of the airline’s new daily flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv, effective September 25. WTA will be responsible for selling the 20 tonnes of daily cargo capacity onboard Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A330-300 flights.The direct service to London as well as fast daily connections to major cities across North America are expected to attract high volumes of pharmaceutical, ecommerce, express and valuable shipments as well as high-tech products, fresh produce and other general cargo.