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Sep 23, 2014 (newstodate): Despite a challenging economic situation, Finnair is still planning for construction of a new cargo terminal at Helsinki Vanta Airport.
-The Finnair Board will still make its decision on the new cargo terminal later this year, and the project planning is on track, confirms Juha Jarvinen, Finnair CCO and Finnair Cargo managing director.
As earlier reported by newstodate, a new sophisticated cargo terminal is needed as the carrier starts taking in its fleet of 12 Airbus A350 aircraft during 2015-2020, offering 17-18 tonnes of cargo capacity compared to seven tonnes carried on Finnair's Airbus A340 passenger aircraft.
The implementation of the new long-haul fleet alone will thus increase Finnair Cargo's capacity by 50 percent.
At the same time, 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 Finnair Board will still make its decision on the new cargo terminal later this year, and the project planning is on track, confirms Juha Jarvinen, Finnair CCO and Finnair Cargo managing director.
As earlier reported by newstodate, a new sophisticated cargo terminal is needed as the carrier starts taking in its fleet of 12 Airbus A350 aircraft during 2015-2020, offering 17-18 tonnes of cargo capacity compared to seven tonnes carried on Finnair's Airbus A340 passenger aircraft.
The implementation of the new long-haul fleet alone will thus increase Finnair Cargo's capacity by 50 percent.
At the same time, 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.