Air France KLM Martinair Cargo welcomes Total Touch Cargo to its SAF programmeSustainabilitySep – 19, 2021 Total Touch Cargo Holland BV (TTC) and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) entered into a partnership within the framework of the airline´s sustainable aviation fuel programme.
Under the partnership, AFKLMP Cargo will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on selected cargo flights from Nairobi – Kenya to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, carrying TTC´s fresh agricultural and horticultural products.
Bénédicte Duval, Vice President Africa at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, welcomed Total Touch Cargo CEO/owner Harry van der Plas at the AFKLMP Cargo headquarters at Schiphol to sign the formal documents. The agreement includes a fixed annual investment from Total Touch Cargo that will allow AFKLMP Cargo to further expand the development and procurement of SAF. TTC´s contribution will be used to cover the cost differential between conventional aircraft fuel and SAF.
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Total Touch Cargo specializes in the air transport of fresh flowers, vegetables, herbs, fruit, and fish from Nairobi to Amsterdam on a daily basis. The company has been playing an instrumental role in developing the “cold chain” industry in Kenya. To guarantee faultless quality control, Total Touch Cargo has its own airside-based warehousing and cold storage facilities, in a joint venture with Kenya Airways, at the Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi. We have been transporting TTC´s fresh products since 1995. On average, Total Touch Cargo ships around 350 tonnes a week from Kenya throughout the year.
