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Apr 07, 2009 (newstodate): Cargo was steeply down in Lithuania's Vilnius Airport during the first three months of this year.
In total, the airport handled 966 tonnes of cargo and mail - down 30 percent, y-o-y.
Latvian carrier airBaltic was the single largest cargo operator at the airport in Q1, 2009, with 297 tonnes of cargo, corresponding to 41 percent of the airport's total through-put.
Vilnius Airport is severely hit by the grounding of the Lithuanian carrier flyLAL from January 17, 2009, as well as by the general downturn in the industry that has forced several airlines to close down their routes to Lithuania.
In total, the airport handled 966 tonnes of cargo and mail - down 30 percent, y-o-y.
Latvian carrier airBaltic was the single largest cargo operator at the airport in Q1, 2009, with 297 tonnes of cargo, corresponding to 41 percent of the airport's total through-put.
Vilnius Airport is severely hit by the grounding of the Lithuanian carrier flyLAL from January 17, 2009, as well as by the general downturn in the industry that has forced several airlines to close down their routes to Lithuania.