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Apr 19, 2013 (newstodate): Lithuania's Kaunas Airport is running low on air cargo volumes in 2013.
During the first three months of this year, the airport has handled a total of only 603 tonnes of cargo and mail - a decline by 82 percent, y-o-y.
Of the total volumes, only 184 tonnes that were handled in January while the next two months saw no cargo at all.
Kaunas Airport earlier held a strong position as a transfer point for ex-China exports to Russia, aggregating about 10,000 tonnes annually.
By the end of September 2010, the Lithuanian logistics company Hoptrans launched its weekly IL-96-400T freighter flight operated by Polet Airlines from Shanghai to Kaunas Airport, connecting with the provider's own road feeder services from Kaunas to final points of destination in the Baltic, Central and Eastern European countries.
Later Polet Airlines was replaced by Jade Cargo, and from August 27, 2011, Lufthansa Cargo stepped in by taking over the Jade Cargo freighter from Kaunas to Frankfurt.
This service, however, stopped shortly before Christmas 2011 and with Jade Cargo folding its wings in 2012 the service was never revived.
During the first three months of this year, the airport has handled a total of only 603 tonnes of cargo and mail - a decline by 82 percent, y-o-y.
Of the total volumes, only 184 tonnes that were handled in January while the next two months saw no cargo at all.
Kaunas Airport earlier held a strong position as a transfer point for ex-China exports to Russia, aggregating about 10,000 tonnes annually.
By the end of September 2010, the Lithuanian logistics company Hoptrans launched its weekly IL-96-400T freighter flight operated by Polet Airlines from Shanghai to Kaunas Airport, connecting with the provider's own road feeder services from Kaunas to final points of destination in the Baltic, Central and Eastern European countries.
Later Polet Airlines was replaced by Jade Cargo, and from August 27, 2011, Lufthansa Cargo stepped in by taking over the Jade Cargo freighter from Kaunas to Frankfurt.
This service, however, stopped shortly before Christmas 2011 and with Jade Cargo folding its wings in 2012 the service was never revived.