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Sep 25, 2012 (newstodate): Swedavia is still optimistic about full-year cargo performance at the three leading Swedish airports of Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo.
For the period January-August 2012, total cargo volumes at the three airport were, however, still 20 percent below levels in 2011.
A total of 137,000 tonnes of cargo was handled at the three airports during the period, compared to 171,000 tonnes in 2011.
-We are still below levels of 2011 but we can see that tonnage the last three months are catching up during the recent three months. Demand for export capacity has increased after the summer while import volumes are still weaker than expected, says Ylva Arvidsson, Swedavia Director Cargo.
-We still remain optimistic and expect a recovery during this fall with increased volumes, says Ms Arvidsson.
It is, though, a bit difficult to see these expectations reflected in the latest CASS-figures on export cargo in the Swedish market.
In August 2012 IATA carriers reported a total decline in their Swedish export cargo volumes by 15.8 percent to 7,496 tonnes, in July the decline was 30.6 percent, to 7,566 tonnes, and in June volumes dropped by 47 percent to 7,542 tonnes.
The steep drops in volumes in May and June may partly be attributed to unusually high one-off export loads of metallic powder, but even taking this into consideration, the negative trend is manifest.
For the period January-August 2012, total cargo volumes at the three airport were, however, still 20 percent below levels in 2011.
A total of 137,000 tonnes of cargo was handled at the three airports during the period, compared to 171,000 tonnes in 2011.
-We are still below levels of 2011 but we can see that tonnage the last three months are catching up during the recent three months. Demand for export capacity has increased after the summer while import volumes are still weaker than expected, says Ylva Arvidsson, Swedavia Director Cargo.
-We still remain optimistic and expect a recovery during this fall with increased volumes, says Ms Arvidsson.
It is, though, a bit difficult to see these expectations reflected in the latest CASS-figures on export cargo in the Swedish market.
In August 2012 IATA carriers reported a total decline in their Swedish export cargo volumes by 15.8 percent to 7,496 tonnes, in July the decline was 30.6 percent, to 7,566 tonnes, and in June volumes dropped by 47 percent to 7,542 tonnes.
The steep drops in volumes in May and June may partly be attributed to unusually high one-off export loads of metallic powder, but even taking this into consideration, the negative trend is manifest.