Products
Astral Fresh
Speed and temperature for perishables.
Kenya is one of Africa's most important fresh produce exporters. Astral Fresh is built around the unique demands of perishable cargo — delivering the speed, temperature control and care that keeps fresh products fresh.
From Farm Gate to Global Market
Astral Fresh serves Kenya's vibrant floriculture and fresh produce export industry with a product designed around their needs. Cut flowers, vegetables, fruit, seafood and chilled meat all benefit from our priority handling, dedicated cold storage and first-on first-off boarding priority.
Our Nairobi hub is ideally positioned to serve the European, Middle Eastern and Asian markets with competitive transit times. We work closely with growers, packers and exporters to ensure product quality is maintained from the farm gate all the way to the consignee's cold store.
Typical Fresh Shipments
What Fresh Includes
Priority Boarding
Fresh cargo boards first and offloads first — minimising dwell time on stand and protecting product quality at both ends of the flight.
Cold Storage
Dedicated temperature-controlled storage at JKIA, Johannesburg and Dubai for transit and pre-departure holding periods.
Rapid Acceptance
Expedited acceptance lanes for perishable cargo — reducing the time from truck arrival to aircraft hold.
Pre-Cool Procedures
Aircraft holds are pre-cooled prior to fresh cargo loading on applicable routes to protect product integrity during boarding.
Flower Programme
Dedicated fresh flower programme ex-Nairobi — Kenya's cut flower industry is a core part of the Astral Fresh product.
Quality Monitoring
Temperature monitoring and visual quality checks at acceptance and transfer points to identify at-risk cargo early.
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