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Mar 12, 2010 (newstodate): Lufthansa Cargo has managed to grow its share of the Swedish cargo market from the start of the year.
-According to CASS figures, the Swedish air cargo market has remained at almost unchanged levels in January 2010, but even so we managed to climb to a position as the No 1 CASS carrier and did so by winning a further share of the export air cargo market, says Rolf Carlsson, Lufthansa Cargo manager Sweden.
-As airlines have cut capacity in the airfreight market while demand is rising again, we have also been able to adjust cargo rates, with a second rates increase announced to take effect from April 1, 2010, which will further relieve the difficult situation all airlines, including Lufthansa Cargo, have experienced over the recent crisis period.
-Lufthansa Cargo in Sweden is especially seeing volumes of airfreight for North and South America on the rise. Some of the shipments are carried in passenger aircraft belly compartments, but the bulk is of course trucked into our hubs.
-We are confident that the positive start to the year will continue, and while the CASS figures accounting for flown export cargo only have remained practically on last year's levels, the total volumes are indeed increasing due to large volumes of cargo trucked from Sweden to continental airports, says Mr Carlsson.
-According to CASS figures, the Swedish air cargo market has remained at almost unchanged levels in January 2010, but even so we managed to climb to a position as the No 1 CASS carrier and did so by winning a further share of the export air cargo market, says Rolf Carlsson, Lufthansa Cargo manager Sweden.
-As airlines have cut capacity in the airfreight market while demand is rising again, we have also been able to adjust cargo rates, with a second rates increase announced to take effect from April 1, 2010, which will further relieve the difficult situation all airlines, including Lufthansa Cargo, have experienced over the recent crisis period.
-Lufthansa Cargo in Sweden is especially seeing volumes of airfreight for North and South America on the rise. Some of the shipments are carried in passenger aircraft belly compartments, but the bulk is of course trucked into our hubs.
-We are confident that the positive start to the year will continue, and while the CASS figures accounting for flown export cargo only have remained practically on last year's levels, the total volumes are indeed increasing due to large volumes of cargo trucked from Sweden to continental airports, says Mr Carlsson.