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Jul 26, 2011 (newstodate): Finnair Cargo took its share of the general decline in airfreight during June 2011, noting a two percent drop in total volumes, compared to June 2010.
The carrier lifted a total of 10,902 tonnes of belly-load cargo in June, including 7,103 tonnes of cargo on the Asian traffic that still increased by 12.5 percent, y-o-y.
Volumes in all other segments developed negatively, however, including North America, down 5.3 percent to 632 tonnes, Europe down 7.5 percent to 1,861 tonnes, while loads on freighter services dropped by 38.8 percent to 1,133 tonnes.
Volumes through the first half of 2011 were still up by 23.1 percent, y-o-y, to 67,142 tonnes, including 29,014 tonnes on the Asian traffic that grew by 10.2 percent.
The freighter traffic was up by no less than 270 percent, y-o-y, generating 11,406 tonnes of cargo.
This impressive growth builds on the fact that Finnair Cargo launched its MD-11F services only on May 12, 2010 with two weekly flights between Helsinki and Hong Kong, and two weekly flights between Helsinki and Seoul.
Finnair Cargo's freighter services now comprise services to Hong Kong, Seoul, Frankfurt and New York, expanded with Shanghai as a new freighter destination from June 15, 2011.
The carrier lifted a total of 10,902 tonnes of belly-load cargo in June, including 7,103 tonnes of cargo on the Asian traffic that still increased by 12.5 percent, y-o-y.
Volumes in all other segments developed negatively, however, including North America, down 5.3 percent to 632 tonnes, Europe down 7.5 percent to 1,861 tonnes, while loads on freighter services dropped by 38.8 percent to 1,133 tonnes.
Volumes through the first half of 2011 were still up by 23.1 percent, y-o-y, to 67,142 tonnes, including 29,014 tonnes on the Asian traffic that grew by 10.2 percent.
The freighter traffic was up by no less than 270 percent, y-o-y, generating 11,406 tonnes of cargo.
This impressive growth builds on the fact that Finnair Cargo launched its MD-11F services only on May 12, 2010 with two weekly flights between Helsinki and Hong Kong, and two weekly flights between Helsinki and Seoul.
Finnair Cargo's freighter services now comprise services to Hong Kong, Seoul, Frankfurt and New York, expanded with Shanghai as a new freighter destination from June 15, 2011.