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Aug 05, 2015 (newstodate): While still far from earlier years' peak levels, Lithuania's Kaunas Airport can boast of cargo growth figures surpassing levels at other Baltic airports.
Since March 2015, the airport has seen two- or even three-digit monthly growth figures, with June 2015 boasting an increase by 216.66 percent, y-o-y.
Also in July 2015 volumes rose 130.97 percent, y-o-y, to 405 tonnes of cargo, including 179 tonnes of mail and 233 tonnes of cargo.
During the first seven months the airport has thus handled a total of 1,960 tonnes, with air cargo accounting for rise in volumes.
Behind the significant growth is the ongoing implementation of the AeroHub KUN investment project, aiming at developing the airport as the country's base for aviation-related businesses.
The new activities generate a need for air transportation of both cargo and passengers.
In the 90'ies Kaunas Airport was still a leading cargo airport in the Baltic region, primarily due to massive ex-China imports of airfreight continuing by trucks into destinaitons in Russia.
Since July 2014 the airport has been part of Lithuania's state-owned holding company for the joint management of the three state-owned airports of Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga.
Since March 2015, the airport has seen two- or even three-digit monthly growth figures, with June 2015 boasting an increase by 216.66 percent, y-o-y.
Also in July 2015 volumes rose 130.97 percent, y-o-y, to 405 tonnes of cargo, including 179 tonnes of mail and 233 tonnes of cargo.
During the first seven months the airport has thus handled a total of 1,960 tonnes, with air cargo accounting for rise in volumes.
Behind the significant growth is the ongoing implementation of the AeroHub KUN investment project, aiming at developing the airport as the country's base for aviation-related businesses.
The new activities generate a need for air transportation of both cargo and passengers.
In the 90'ies Kaunas Airport was still a leading cargo airport in the Baltic region, primarily due to massive ex-China imports of airfreight continuing by trucks into destinaitons in Russia.
Since July 2014 the airport has been part of Lithuania's state-owned holding company for the joint management of the three state-owned airports of Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga.