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DHL bases two B737-400 freighters in Lagos to boost West Africa express capacity

DHL Aviation SSA has based two dedicated Boeing 737-400(SF) freighters at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport, sourced from Air Ghana and deployed to expand DHL Express short- and medium-haul capacity across West Africa. The basing delivers an immediate network-capacity boost for regional e‑commerce and express logistics.

Discovered 2026-01-27T05:19:38.039164-08:00 | 2026-01-27T05:19:38.039164-08:00

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  • DHL has based two dedicated Boeing 737-400(SF) freighters at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport, a direct capacity increase that affects short- and medium-haul flows across West Africa and improves schedule resilience.
  • The move mirrors wider regional freighter growth and fleet strategies, seen in recent short-haul freighter additions such as SolitAir’s 737-800 expansion (source:2b351091-dc62-4e0e-ab2b-118067047c5a) and new turboprop freighter entries like Dakar Air Cargo’s ATR72F (source:cc5f8563-13c4-48ef-8446-54f22a664577).
  • It also complements DHL’s broader logistics initiatives and experimentation with new transport modes and partnerships (for example, its work with REGENT on alternative cargo transport) that aim to diversify and decarbonise express supply chains (source:bdc9bd82-6444-4a36-a3c5-bd674a1e00c8).

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