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Aug 24, 2009 (newstodate): Recovery in air cargo volumes may be in sight at Sweden's Gothenburg Landvetter Airport - but it is slow in coming.
According to the latest statistics from the airport, a total of 19,522 tonnes of cargo was handled during the first six months of 2009, corresponding to a drop by 24 percent, y-o-y.
In June alone volumes were 3,521 tonnes - down 20 percent, y-o-y.
Seen over the year, January 2009 was the worst month with a decline by 33 percent in volumes, the drop in February was only one percent less, while March proved to be the best month so far recorded, with volumes down only 15 percent, y-o-y.
The statistics also show that imports are hit the most, while exports are improving steadily.
Thus the monthly decline in exports has been slowing down from 28 percent in January to 13 percent in June, while imports were down 37 percent in January and still down by 27 percent in June.
-A significant proportion of the region's cargo is still bypassing the airport for trucking to and from other, including continental, airports, and our hopes are to see more of these volumes at the airport that currently has six weekly freighter operations including three rotations by Emirates to Hong Kong via Dubai, two weekly flights by Asiana to Incheon, South Korea, and one weekly flight by Lufthansa Cargo to Osaka, Japan, says Johan Andersson, Gothenburg Landvetter Airport Route Development Manager.
According to the latest statistics from the airport, a total of 19,522 tonnes of cargo was handled during the first six months of 2009, corresponding to a drop by 24 percent, y-o-y.
In June alone volumes were 3,521 tonnes - down 20 percent, y-o-y.
Seen over the year, January 2009 was the worst month with a decline by 33 percent in volumes, the drop in February was only one percent less, while March proved to be the best month so far recorded, with volumes down only 15 percent, y-o-y.
The statistics also show that imports are hit the most, while exports are improving steadily.
Thus the monthly decline in exports has been slowing down from 28 percent in January to 13 percent in June, while imports were down 37 percent in January and still down by 27 percent in June.
-A significant proportion of the region's cargo is still bypassing the airport for trucking to and from other, including continental, airports, and our hopes are to see more of these volumes at the airport that currently has six weekly freighter operations including three rotations by Emirates to Hong Kong via Dubai, two weekly flights by Asiana to Incheon, South Korea, and one weekly flight by Lufthansa Cargo to Osaka, Japan, says Johan Andersson, Gothenburg Landvetter Airport Route Development Manager.