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Jan 9, 2009 (newstodate): Latvia's Riga Airport ended the year 2008 5.8 percent down in cargo volumes, compared to the preceding year.
Riga Airport handled a total of 7,668 tonnes of cargo and mail, including 2,634 tonnes of cargo and 5,034 tonnes of mail.
In November and December, growth slowed down by 0.6 and 1.2 percent, respectively.
Leading airfreight carrier in December was Latvia's airBaltic that lifted a total of 479 tonnes of cargo, up 38 percent, y-o-y, bringing the carrier's share of the Latvian market to 62 percent against 49 percent in December, 2007.
Riga Airport handled a total of 7,668 tonnes of cargo and mail, including 2,634 tonnes of cargo and 5,034 tonnes of mail.
In November and December, growth slowed down by 0.6 and 1.2 percent, respectively.
Leading airfreight carrier in December was Latvia's airBaltic that lifted a total of 479 tonnes of cargo, up 38 percent, y-o-y, bringing the carrier's share of the Latvian market to 62 percent against 49 percent in December, 2007.