(IN SHORT) Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has signed a new five-year agreement to handle Emirates SkyCargo’s freight operations at Frankfurt Airport. This move bolsters the longstanding alliance between WFS and Emirates, with the group now serving the airline at 21 stations globally. As a major hub in Emirates’ European network, Frankfurt supports… Read the full press release
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Hong Kong International Airport Ranked World’s Top Cargo Hub for 2024 with 4.9 Million Tonnes Handled
(IN SHORT) Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been named the world’s busiest cargo airport for 2024 by Airports Council International (ACI) World, having handled 4.9 million tonnes of cargo over the year. This marks the 14th time HKIA has held the top position since 2010. Vivian Cheung, CEO of Airport Authority Hong Kong, credited… Read the full press release
Munich Airport Sees Massive Growth in All Traffic Figures for 2022: 19 Million Passengers and 55% Increase in Air Freight Volume
19 million more passengers than in 2021 Aircraft movements nearly doubled year on year Air freight volume increases by 55% to 259,000 metric tons MUNICH, Germany, 2023-Jan-11 — /Travel PR News/ — A busy summer has gifted Munich Airport massive growth in all traffic figures in 2022: Passenger numbers rose by 19 million year on… Read the full press release
IATA: Trade War Impacting Air Freight Demand
Geneva, Switzerland, 2019-Sep-08 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes…. Read the full press release
IATA: Weak Air Freight Demand Continues
Geneva, Switzerland, 2019-May-08 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased 0.1% in March 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. While this is a significant improvement on the 4.9% contraction in February, in seasonally… Read the full press release
Leipzig/Halle Airport to develop and expand infrastructure for handling air freight to meet the increase in cargo volumes
Schkeuditz, Germany, 2018-Oct-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Volumes of freight at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany’s second-largest air cargo hub, have increased more than tenfold since 2007 and continue to grow at a disproportionately high rate. To cope with this, the airport is planning to gradually develop the space that is available in order to keep up… Read the full press release
IATA: global air freight up 6.8% in February 2018 YoY
Geneva, Switzerland, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2018 showing a 6.8% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. Adjusting for the potential Lunar New Year distortions by combining growth… Read the full press release
IATA released data for global air freight markets showing an acceleration of demand in September
Geneva, 2014-11-4 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing an acceleration of demand in September. Measured by freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), volumes rose 5.2% compared to September last year, which is 0.8 percentage points ahead of the 4.4% average growth in demand reported for… Read the full press release
IATA figures show small improvement in air freight growth in October 2013
Geneva, Switzerland, 2013-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures showing a small improvement in air freight growth in October. Compared to October 2012, global freight tonne kilometers (FTK) grew 4.0%, with growth in all regions except Africa. The gradual expansion continues a trend that began in the third quarter as air freight… Read the full press release