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Lufthansa Cargo: ‘outstanding’
THE LUFTHANSA Cargo wing of the German flag-carrier recovered strongly last year to post some good
results.It flew a total of 1.79 million tonnes of freight, up by more than 18 percent on 2009, while cargo traffic reached 8.9 billion revenue tonne-km – a 19.9 percent year-on-year rise. The biggest increase was in the
Americas, where volumes rose by nearly 25 percent, but the European and Asia Pacific segments also did very well. With capacity
Schiphol builds on recovery
AMSTERDAMAirport Schiphol processed 16 percent more cargo last year than in 2009, with a total volume of 1.5 million tonnes of freight moving through its facilities over the course of the 12-month period. Schiphol Group president and CEO Jos Nijhuis observed: “The transport results have been positive. Emerging from the recession, the aviation sector has been able to turn around the negative trend that characterised 2009 and started growing again.” A recent highlight was the launch by Saudi Airlines Cargo on 6 December of a three
times a week MD-11F service between Amsterdam, Riyadh and Jeddah, taking to 23 the number of freighter-operating airlines at the Dutch gateway. The main commodity moved on incoming services is flowers from Africa. Transiting
through the carrier’s cargo hubs in Saudi Arabia these are destined for the Aalsmeer FloraHolland flower auction. Coming up this year, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is to start three times a week direct B777-
200ER services linking Amsterdam and Xiamen – the first-ever direct flights between the Chinese city and Europe. Finally, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol reports that the number of e-Freight shipments
moving through the gateway more than doubled during 2010, as the drive to eliminate paper from the global supply chain continued to gain momentum.
Dubai Airports continues steady growth
AIR FREIGHT volumes handled at Dubai International airport in November rose marginally by 0.3 percent compared to the same month of 2009, reaching 192,405 tonnes. According to a statement from operator Dubai Airports, for the first 11 months of last
year the gateway maintained a healthy growth rate, with cargo volumes rising by 19.3 percent year-on-year to record 2,081,024 tonnes. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, commented: “Our New Year’s resolution is to
efficiently manage that growth by augmenting capacity on the ground and in the air, while continuing to enhance service levels across the airport.” Dubai International is the fourth-busiest airport in the world in terms of international
cargo volumes, with more than 130 airlines flying to over 220 destinations on six continents.
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having increased by just 7.6 percent year-on- year to 12.6 billion available tonne-km, the cargo load factor also rose by 7.3 percentage points to 70.9 percent. Karl Ulrich Garnadt, Lufthansa
Garnadt – exploiting growth opportunities
Cargo’s recently appointed chairman and CEO, commented: “After the 2009 crisis year, Lufthansa Cargo has come back with outstanding results on the back of an impressive team performance. We are taking that momentum into 2011 in order to make the most of growth opportunities in the international air freight industry.” The carrier is already doing well in
its efforts to exploit that potential: the capacity increase of last year was achieved by reactivating Lufthansa Cargo’s parked freighters and the new B777F equipment joining its AeroLogic subsidiary, as well as the integration of the bellyhold capacity of the Austrian Airlines fleet. Frankfurt-Main International airport, Lufthansa’s home hub, handled 2.3 million tonnes of freight and mail last year, an increase of more than 20 percent over 2009.
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