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Jan 24, 2012 (newstodate): Considering the global recession in the airfreight industry, Sweden's Stockholm Arlanda Airport closed 2011 relatively satisfied with its performance in cargo volumes.
-Compared to 2010, total air cargo volumes in Stockholm Arlanda declined only moderately by 1.2 percent in 2011, to 154,224 tonnes, says Bjorn Ragnebrink, Swedavia Director Business Development Intercontinental Routes Group Commercial & Marketing.
-Volumes in 2010, totaling 156,046 tonnes, reflected the Swedish exporters' extraordinarily strong efforts to satisfy market demands after a year of global recession in 2009.
-2011 started out with strong growth during the first half of the year, cooling down somewhat during the latter part of the year.
-In 2011, Stockholm Arlanda Airport's airfreight export thus dropped by 1.9 percent, y-o-y, to 90,380 tonnes, while import volumes dipped only by 0.1 percent, y-o-y, to 63,844 tonnes.
-So far into 2012, we do not see indications of a dramatic decline in volumes, but rather a soft landing. But we do of course expect volumes to slide somewhat over the year in light of the current world economic turbulence, says Mr Ragnebrink.
-Compared to 2010, total air cargo volumes in Stockholm Arlanda declined only moderately by 1.2 percent in 2011, to 154,224 tonnes, says Bjorn Ragnebrink, Swedavia Director Business Development Intercontinental Routes Group Commercial & Marketing.
-Volumes in 2010, totaling 156,046 tonnes, reflected the Swedish exporters' extraordinarily strong efforts to satisfy market demands after a year of global recession in 2009.
-2011 started out with strong growth during the first half of the year, cooling down somewhat during the latter part of the year.
-In 2011, Stockholm Arlanda Airport's airfreight export thus dropped by 1.9 percent, y-o-y, to 90,380 tonnes, while import volumes dipped only by 0.1 percent, y-o-y, to 63,844 tonnes.
-So far into 2012, we do not see indications of a dramatic decline in volumes, but rather a soft landing. But we do of course expect volumes to slide somewhat over the year in light of the current world economic turbulence, says Mr Ragnebrink.