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Jul 31, 2017 (newstodate): Finnair recorded a strong increase in cargo volumes during June 2017.
A total of 14,324 tonnes of cargo was carried, an increase by 11.6 percent, y-o-y.
Of this, cargo on passenger flights increased by 10.8 percent to 12,623 tonnes, while cargo operations contributed 1,701 tonnes on the three weekly DHL-operated flights between Helsinki and Brussels, an increase by 18.1 percent.
The Asian traffic performed extremely well with an increase in June by 15.9 percent to 9,333 tonnes, reflecting in particular the additional capacity from new frequencies to Tokyo and Hong Kong operated with A350 widebody aircraft.
In H1, 2017, the company has thus carried a total of 72,311 tonnes of cargo, an increase by only 1.9 percent, y-o-y, due to a weak performance in all market segments except Asia where volumes were still up 2.6 percent to 45.465 tonnes.
Finnair has however adjusted its methodology for the calculation of belly cargo capacity from June 2017.
As opposed to the previous method based on fixed allotments by aircraft type and traffic area, the new method is utilises actual cargo capacity available for sale on each flight, which also reflects the weather conditions and other payload issues.
A total of 14,324 tonnes of cargo was carried, an increase by 11.6 percent, y-o-y.
Of this, cargo on passenger flights increased by 10.8 percent to 12,623 tonnes, while cargo operations contributed 1,701 tonnes on the three weekly DHL-operated flights between Helsinki and Brussels, an increase by 18.1 percent.
The Asian traffic performed extremely well with an increase in June by 15.9 percent to 9,333 tonnes, reflecting in particular the additional capacity from new frequencies to Tokyo and Hong Kong operated with A350 widebody aircraft.
In H1, 2017, the company has thus carried a total of 72,311 tonnes of cargo, an increase by only 1.9 percent, y-o-y, due to a weak performance in all market segments except Asia where volumes were still up 2.6 percent to 45.465 tonnes.
Finnair has however adjusted its methodology for the calculation of belly cargo capacity from June 2017.
As opposed to the previous method based on fixed allotments by aircraft type and traffic area, the new method is utilises actual cargo capacity available for sale on each flight, which also reflects the weather conditions and other payload issues.