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May 20, 2014 (newstodate): On the agenda of Finnair's Board in 2014 is the decision invest in the plan for construction of a new cargo terminal at Helsinki Vaanta Airport.
The strategy by Finnair Cargo is to grow the proportion of the special cargo segments considerably, which is a key driver behind the plans for construction of a new cargo terminal, to be commissioned by late 2016 or early 2017, pending the final approval by the Finnair Group Board, now scheduled for October 2014.
Finnair Cargo will see its cargo capacity up by 50 percent with the deliveries of 12 Airbus A350 aircraft during 2015-2020, offering 17-18 tonnes of cargo capacity compared to the seven tonnes carried on Finnair's Airbus A340 passenger aircraft.
Also Finnair Cargo is attaching increasing importance to growing its volumes of special cargo, including perishables and pharmaceutical products that require special terminal handling facilities and dedicated lanes through the handling procedures.
Perishables currently constitute about 12 percent of Finnair's total cargo volumes, with general cargo at 53 percent, dangerous goods 10 and pharmaceuticals three percent, and about 80 percent of the shipments are transit cargo requiring short turn-around times at Finnair's hub.
These features will be at the core of the design of the coming new cargo facility that will comprise some 20,000 sq m - twice the size of the existing terminal at the airport
The strategy by Finnair Cargo is to grow the proportion of the special cargo segments considerably, which is a key driver behind the plans for construction of a new cargo terminal, to be commissioned by late 2016 or early 2017, pending the final approval by the Finnair Group Board, now scheduled for October 2014.
Finnair Cargo will see its cargo capacity up by 50 percent with the deliveries of 12 Airbus A350 aircraft during 2015-2020, offering 17-18 tonnes of cargo capacity compared to the seven tonnes carried on Finnair's Airbus A340 passenger aircraft.
Also Finnair Cargo is attaching increasing importance to growing its volumes of special cargo, including perishables and pharmaceutical products that require special terminal handling facilities and dedicated lanes through the handling procedures.
Perishables currently constitute about 12 percent of Finnair's total cargo volumes, with general cargo at 53 percent, dangerous goods 10 and pharmaceuticals three percent, and about 80 percent of the shipments are transit cargo requiring short turn-around times at Finnair's hub.
These features will be at the core of the design of the coming new cargo facility that will comprise some 20,000 sq m - twice the size of the existing terminal at the airport