BELGIUM's liege Airport has posted second best cargo performance in its history, reports Mumbai's Stat Trade Times.
For the last five years, the airport has exceeded one million tonnes handled. In 2021, the airport handled 1,412,498 tonnes of cargo which remains to be its best performance yet.
In terms of movements, the trend was also upward, with 37,029 aircraft movements recorded for 2024 compared with 33,652 movements in 2023.
'The vast majority of these movements concern cargo aircraft, with 27,184 movements recorded in 2024 an increase of 14 per cent compared with 23,916 movements in 2023,' said the release.
December confirmed the upward trend in volumes, with 103,217 tonnes passing through the airport, an increase of 18 per cent compared with 87,534 tonnes in December 2023. Cargo aircraft movements also increased in December 2024, with 2,380 movements, up 14 per cent from the 2,085 movements in December 2023.
Structural elements consolidate Liege Airport's position among the world's largest and most efficient full cargo airports.
Said airport CEO Laurent Jossart: 'Over the past few years, we have succeeded in increasing both the number of cargo airlines operating with us (from 40 at the end of 2023 to 48 at the end of 2024), and the number of logistics providers on site (from 37 at the end of 2023 to 57 at the end of 2024), demonstrating the attractiveness of our airport and the quality of the services and logistics solutions provided by the entire LGG cargo community.
'By diversifying our partnerships, we are less dependent on two or three dominant customers. For example, in 2014, the top five airlines accounted for 90 per cent of cargo volumes, whereas in 2024, this top five will represent 58 per cent of tonnage,' said Mr Jossart.
And the top three, which carried 79 per cent of air freight in 2014, now account for 43 per cent of the total. In 2014, our biggest customer accounted for 56 per cent of air freight volumes, compared with just 18 per cent in 2024.
The airport has become more resilient, making it stronger to face competition and changing economic conditions over the coming years.'
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For the last five years, the airport has exceeded one million tonnes handled. In 2021, the airport handled 1,412,498 tonnes of cargo which remains to be its best performance yet.
In terms of movements, the trend was also upward, with 37,029 aircraft movements recorded for 2024 compared with 33,652 movements in 2023.
'The vast majority of these movements concern cargo aircraft, with 27,184 movements recorded in 2024 an increase of 14 per cent compared with 23,916 movements in 2023,' said the release.
December confirmed the upward trend in volumes, with 103,217 tonnes passing through the airport, an increase of 18 per cent compared with 87,534 tonnes in December 2023. Cargo aircraft movements also increased in December 2024, with 2,380 movements, up 14 per cent from the 2,085 movements in December 2023.
Structural elements consolidate Liege Airport's position among the world's largest and most efficient full cargo airports.
Said airport CEO Laurent Jossart: 'Over the past few years, we have succeeded in increasing both the number of cargo airlines operating with us (from 40 at the end of 2023 to 48 at the end of 2024), and the number of logistics providers on site (from 37 at the end of 2023 to 57 at the end of 2024), demonstrating the attractiveness of our airport and the quality of the services and logistics solutions provided by the entire LGG cargo community.
'By diversifying our partnerships, we are less dependent on two or three dominant customers. For example, in 2014, the top five airlines accounted for 90 per cent of cargo volumes, whereas in 2024, this top five will represent 58 per cent of tonnage,' said Mr Jossart.
And the top three, which carried 79 per cent of air freight in 2014, now account for 43 per cent of the total. In 2014, our biggest customer accounted for 56 per cent of air freight volumes, compared with just 18 per cent in 2024.
The airport has become more resilient, making it stronger to face competition and changing economic conditions over the coming years.'
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