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Feb 05, 2016 (newstodate): After booming in cargo volumes with around 10,000 tonnes by the turn of the century, Kaunas Airport has since come down to more modest figures.
In 2001, the airport handled 39 percent of all airfreight in the region, against Riga Airport's 22, Vilnius Airport's 20, and Tallinn Airport's 19 percent. This balance has since changed.
In 2015, a total of just 4,679 tonnes of cargo was handled at Kaunas Airport which was a recovery by 127 percent, Riga Airport handled a total of 18,863 tonnes, down 42.8 percent, and Tallinn Airport handled a total of 8,189 tonnes, which was up 6.76 percent, y-o-y.
-In contrast to promoting new passenger routes at Lithuania's airports through an incentive scheme, no such scheme applies to cargo, says Gediminas Almantas, Lithuanian Airports CEO.
-Basically, the role as a cargo hub is not expected for Kaunas Airport. In itself, Lithuania's own volumes of import or export air cargo are too modest to attract cargo airlines.
-If cargo volumes are actually to be increased, however, it will be thanks to the development of an entire chain of logistics including cooperation with other partners, not least the logistics company Hoptrans, and driven by the growth of Kaunas Airport under the brand name of Aerohub Kaunas - a Baltic center for aircraft maintenance and related aerospace industries.
-Actually, Kaunas Airport is well-located with many important markets within 24 hours' reach, no congestion and an welcoming approach to new ventures, says Mr Almantas.
In 2001, the airport handled 39 percent of all airfreight in the region, against Riga Airport's 22, Vilnius Airport's 20, and Tallinn Airport's 19 percent. This balance has since changed.
In 2015, a total of just 4,679 tonnes of cargo was handled at Kaunas Airport which was a recovery by 127 percent, Riga Airport handled a total of 18,863 tonnes, down 42.8 percent, and Tallinn Airport handled a total of 8,189 tonnes, which was up 6.76 percent, y-o-y.
-In contrast to promoting new passenger routes at Lithuania's airports through an incentive scheme, no such scheme applies to cargo, says Gediminas Almantas, Lithuanian Airports CEO.
-Basically, the role as a cargo hub is not expected for Kaunas Airport. In itself, Lithuania's own volumes of import or export air cargo are too modest to attract cargo airlines.
-If cargo volumes are actually to be increased, however, it will be thanks to the development of an entire chain of logistics including cooperation with other partners, not least the logistics company Hoptrans, and driven by the growth of Kaunas Airport under the brand name of Aerohub Kaunas - a Baltic center for aircraft maintenance and related aerospace industries.
-Actually, Kaunas Airport is well-located with many important markets within 24 hours' reach, no congestion and an welcoming approach to new ventures, says Mr Almantas.