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MAR 20, 2003 (newstodate): In February, Gothenburg Airport reports a decline by nine percent in total tonnages Most notably, exports dropped by 18 percent. For the period January-February, the airport saw its total tonnages growing by only one percent Explaining the modest development during the period, Gothenburg Airport's manager route development Bjorn Lennartz says, the SAS Cargo/Lufthansa Cargo/Japan Airlines Cargo freighter from Gothenburg to Osaka has operated only three, compared to five weekly flights, but has now resumed full traffic. -Europe-bound flights are always full, as are the flights between Hong Kong and Sharjah. Besides, traffic during January-February 2002 was unusually heavy, says Lennartz





Gothenburg Airport air cargo volumes, February


Volumes in tonnes, changes in percent year-on-year


Feb
Chg
Jan-Feb
Chg


Import
1,818
1
3,561
0


Export
1,832
(18)
3,628
1



Total
3,650
(9)
7,189
1