Friday, 1 November 2013

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol air cargo up 2.6percent

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol handle 383,780 tonnes of air freight in the 3rd quarter, an add to of 2.6 per cent year on year, according to the Shipping Gazette.

The quarter marked a come back to the expansion seen in the first quarter, with cargo volume growth record /registered in 5 out of 9 months this year.

Following a strong September with cargo volume rising 3.9 per cent compared to the same month last year to 130,631 tonnes, total volume in the first nine months of the year rose 1.6 per cent year on year to 1,120,389 tonnes.

Asia nonstop to be the number one region for cargo, followed by North America which retained second place, a statement from airport authorities said.
"The general trend is positive," said Schiphol cargo vice president Enno Osinga. "This is a strong performance for a major European gateway which reflects the determined efforts of the airlines, our own team and the logistics community to carry on optimising service standards and powerful enlargement."

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