VIENNA Airport handled 141,118 tons of air cargo between January and the end of June a first half year-on-year increase of 17 per cent, and a four per cent increase from pre-Covid levels, reports London area's Air Cargo Week.
'Cargo volumes are developing extremely well. In July 2024, air cargo volumes were already higher than in 2019, the year before the coronavirus pandemic. This shows that our strategy is working,' said vienna Airport joint CEO and COO Julian Jager.
'We are focusing on logistics solutions, first-class infrastructure, and the highest quality of handling. This positive development strengthens our location and underscores our importance as a central hub for global air freight,' he said.
Cargo volumes also continued to increase in July an increase of 21.1 per cent from the previous year. This positive development is underpinned by the growth in passenger traffic, which is creating additional capacity for belly freight in airline cargo holds.
The tonnage of belly freight soared by 47 per cent to 57,594 tons in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year.
By contrast, volumes carried by freighter aircraft fell by eight per cent to 41,142 tons amid a growth in capacity, the shift to passenger aircraft, and one-off effects in the previous year.
The increased volume of trucked air freight contributed to the strong half-year performance, with a 17 per cent growth to 42,382 tons. This growth is divided equally between imports and exports.
Some 78,029 tons of air freight arrived at Vienna Airport for distribution to Austria and neighbouring markets in Central and Eastern Europe. This was 11,004 tons or 16 per cent more than in the first half of 2023.
In the opposite direction, goods with a total weight of 63,089 tons landed at destinations all over the world via the Vienna air freight hub. This figure was 9,857 tons or 19 per cent more than in the same stretch in 2023.
SeaNews Turkey
'Cargo volumes are developing extremely well. In July 2024, air cargo volumes were already higher than in 2019, the year before the coronavirus pandemic. This shows that our strategy is working,' said vienna Airport joint CEO and COO Julian Jager.
'We are focusing on logistics solutions, first-class infrastructure, and the highest quality of handling. This positive development strengthens our location and underscores our importance as a central hub for global air freight,' he said.
Cargo volumes also continued to increase in July an increase of 21.1 per cent from the previous year. This positive development is underpinned by the growth in passenger traffic, which is creating additional capacity for belly freight in airline cargo holds.
The tonnage of belly freight soared by 47 per cent to 57,594 tons in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year.
By contrast, volumes carried by freighter aircraft fell by eight per cent to 41,142 tons amid a growth in capacity, the shift to passenger aircraft, and one-off effects in the previous year.
The increased volume of trucked air freight contributed to the strong half-year performance, with a 17 per cent growth to 42,382 tons. This growth is divided equally between imports and exports.
Some 78,029 tons of air freight arrived at Vienna Airport for distribution to Austria and neighbouring markets in Central and Eastern Europe. This was 11,004 tons or 16 per cent more than in the first half of 2023.
In the opposite direction, goods with a total weight of 63,089 tons landed at destinations all over the world via the Vienna air freight hub. This figure was 9,857 tons or 19 per cent more than in the same stretch in 2023.
SeaNews Turkey