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Jan 09, 2015 (newstodate): The Faeroe Islands' Vagar Airport set new records in cargo and passenger volumes in 2014.
The total volume of cargo through 2014 thus increased by 14.4 percent, y-o-y, to 474 tonnes, while air mail volumes dipped slightly by 1.2 percent to 200 tonnes.
Though a new record in cargo, the total volumes are still only a fraction of the capacity actually available on Atlantic Airways' daily Atlantic flights with Airbus A319 aircraft to Copenhagen, Denmark, leaving much room for development.
Also, a special extra tax on shipments valued over 300 ISK keeps a tight lid on the growth in private consumers' e-trade that might otherwise generate new potentials for import cargo growth.
In the passenger traffic, Vagar Airport handled a total of 250.287 passengers which was another record after a growth by six percent, y-o-y.
A new terminal and service buildings at Vagar Airport were inaugurated in June 2014, lifting passenger services to new levels, and the airport is energetically seeking new traffic and new carriers to complement the services offered by its only scheduled carrier, Atlantic Airways.
The total volume of cargo through 2014 thus increased by 14.4 percent, y-o-y, to 474 tonnes, while air mail volumes dipped slightly by 1.2 percent to 200 tonnes.
Though a new record in cargo, the total volumes are still only a fraction of the capacity actually available on Atlantic Airways' daily Atlantic flights with Airbus A319 aircraft to Copenhagen, Denmark, leaving much room for development.
Also, a special extra tax on shipments valued over 300 ISK keeps a tight lid on the growth in private consumers' e-trade that might otherwise generate new potentials for import cargo growth.
In the passenger traffic, Vagar Airport handled a total of 250.287 passengers which was another record after a growth by six percent, y-o-y.
A new terminal and service buildings at Vagar Airport were inaugurated in June 2014, lifting passenger services to new levels, and the airport is energetically seeking new traffic and new carriers to complement the services offered by its only scheduled carrier, Atlantic Airways.