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Jan 13, 2016 (newstodate): In 2015, Sweden's Jonkoping Airport grew its passenger volumes by 12 percent, y-o-y, exceeding the magic 100,000 passengers-mark by additionally 7,203.
The increase in pax volumes were due to expansion on the route to Stockholm Arlanda, the opening of a new route to Frankfurt by BMI Regional and Lufthansa as well as growth in charter traffic.
But the airport is also rather optimistic about its cargo performance.
-We have seen decline in total volumes in 2015, to 3,904 tonnes against 4,316 tonnes in 2014. But the decline is actually not alarming, says Sten Norinder, Jonkoping Airport managing director.
-From the start of 2015, our main airline customer TNT reduced its operation at the airport by one rotation to four weekly rotations, as the Friday/Saturday rotation was not needed in the market. Statistically, that might have reduced the volume by 20 percent but the decline was actually only eight percent, y-o-y, as the volume is now trucked instead of flown.
-In effect, we are seeing monthly volumes growing like in December 2015, that was up by 10 percent, y-o-y, leaving me quite optimistic about prospects for 2016 as well.
-In addition to TNT, we are also handling traffic by time:matters and, from 2015, Dan'X. We would of course like to welcome a fourth operator in 2016 but no negotiations are currently going on with new customers, says Mr Norinder.
The increase in pax volumes were due to expansion on the route to Stockholm Arlanda, the opening of a new route to Frankfurt by BMI Regional and Lufthansa as well as growth in charter traffic.
But the airport is also rather optimistic about its cargo performance.
-We have seen decline in total volumes in 2015, to 3,904 tonnes against 4,316 tonnes in 2014. But the decline is actually not alarming, says Sten Norinder, Jonkoping Airport managing director.
-From the start of 2015, our main airline customer TNT reduced its operation at the airport by one rotation to four weekly rotations, as the Friday/Saturday rotation was not needed in the market. Statistically, that might have reduced the volume by 20 percent but the decline was actually only eight percent, y-o-y, as the volume is now trucked instead of flown.
-In effect, we are seeing monthly volumes growing like in December 2015, that was up by 10 percent, y-o-y, leaving me quite optimistic about prospects for 2016 as well.
-In addition to TNT, we are also handling traffic by time:matters and, from 2015, Dan'X. We would of course like to welcome a fourth operator in 2016 but no negotiations are currently going on with new customers, says Mr Norinder.