VITAL LINK IN CARGO CHAIN
Cargo is hugely important to Miami International Airport, and Florida generally, writes Lucy Siebert. Currently about one million tonnes of air cargo is enplaned at Florida airports, primarily MIA, which is the leading airport in the US for international freight and the 10th globally.
In 2009 a total of 1,676,515 tonnes of cargo, valued at $39.9 billion, was handled at MIA and 88% was international freight.
The airport has 39 all-cargo carriers with freight service to 95 global destinations. According to MIA, it handles 83% of all the air imports and 80% of all exports from Latin America & the Caribbean. A large proportion of this consists of time-sensitive perishables. Hi-tech goods, telecommunications equipment, textiles, pharmaceuticals and industrial machinery are also signifi cant.
Outlook
The outlook for freight growth in Florida is good, according to the Florida Trade and Logistic Study by the Florida Chamber Foundation and State of Florida Department of Transportation, released in December 2010. The study reveals that Florida is at the crossroads of growing north-south and east-west trade lanes, and is expected to have access to more than 1.1 billion consumers in the western hemisphere by 2035. This location has allowed Florida to establish a dominant position for north-south trade: accordingly it accounts for more than 25% of the value of all US trade with the Caribbean, and more than 35% with Central and South America.
The widening of the Panama Canal, combined with economic growth in Latin America, is expected to create more future freight opportunities in the state. Plus, Florida’s population is projected to grow from 18.8 million residents in 2009 to 21.4 million in 2020 and 33.5 million in 2060. According to the study, of the total 623 million tonnes of freight fl ow to or from Florida in 2009, less than 1% by volume was carried by air. However, airfreight had a signifi cant share of high-value goods.
Incentives
Financial incentives are available for new freighter services to MIA for new year-round freighter service from Asia, Africa, Europe or the Middle East on a cargo route not currently served by an all-cargo freighter to Miami.
To date, all of LAN’s passenger and cargo affi liates serve Miami, and the LAN family has become a strong MIA citizen in terms of both passenger and cargo service. “TAM separately, and I can only assume as part of LAN, will continue to be a fi rst-class operation,” Mangos says. “We have seen remarkable growth from TAM, which now serves multiple Brazilian points from MIA. Both airlines share a top rated brand and class of service, and have a customer following to prove it. We are certain that no matter what their joint future direction will be, it will include the lucrative markets they presently serve from MIA.” Mangos says TACA and Avianca consolidation is clearly no different for MIA. “[TACA and Avianca] are veteran carriers at MIA and have provided us with multiple city and multiple daily frequency growth in past years,” Mangos says. “The Star Alliance announced that these two carriers are to join the alliance and the announcement was heralded by Star here in Miami.
all our traffi c is international. We expect that MIA will continue to be a pivot-point for traffi c not only between the Americas, but between the Americas and Europe as well,” Mangos comments.
Airline consolidation impact Airline consolidations may also prove to be fruitful for MIA’s growth in 2011 and beyond.
“Airline consolidations are contagious and we see that they are in
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full swing in Latin America as well as other points in the globe,” Mangos says. “It is an evolutionary process and we expect to see more in the future. Latin America is not only a supreme market, but it is one with some exceptional airlines as well. We are fortunate to have most of them in Miami.”
Mangos says that in the case of LAN specifi cally, MIA has been the recipient of every new venture that the oneworld member has created.
“This move brings the carriers into the company of the other Star partners operating at MIA in our new South Terminal, and solidifi es the Star presence at MIA to a total of nine airline members. We are elated with this development as we feel that new synergies will be created not only among these alliance partners, but will also produce an even more favourable environment to attract Star Alliance airlines from other global markets to our airport.”
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