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Sep 13, 2016 (newstodate): Work is progressing in construction of Finnair's new cargo terminal to be opened by Spring 2017.
The physical building is already part of the airport infrastructure, and the focus now is on implementation of the state-of-the-art equipment to automatize the storage of cargo shipments, construction of work stations for palletizing and ULD build-and-break and IT solutions for managing the flow of cargo and distributing the pertinent info on large monitors in the area.
While capable of handling of all types and shapes of shipments, the focus by Finnair Cargo is on handling of temperature-sensitive shipments including perishables and pharmaceuticals now accounting for about 30 percent of all cargo loads and seen as vital product segments with huge potentials, also benefiting from the company's PHARMA certification by IATA as the first carrier to achieve this on June 30, 2015.
The new 31,000 sq m terminal will be divided into three zones: 25,000 sq m will be dedicated to general cargo handling, and two spaces for temperature-controlled zones, roughly 3,000 sq m each.
In contrast to the existing cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport, the coming COOL Terminal has own aircraft parking stands and will benefit from short and safe driving distances to passenger aircraft at the terminals
The new facility will be ready for handling of the carrier's cargo volumes on the coming fleet of new Airbus A350 aircraft that will lift the company's cargo capacity by almost 50 percent in 2020.
The physical building is already part of the airport infrastructure, and the focus now is on implementation of the state-of-the-art equipment to automatize the storage of cargo shipments, construction of work stations for palletizing and ULD build-and-break and IT solutions for managing the flow of cargo and distributing the pertinent info on large monitors in the area.
While capable of handling of all types and shapes of shipments, the focus by Finnair Cargo is on handling of temperature-sensitive shipments including perishables and pharmaceuticals now accounting for about 30 percent of all cargo loads and seen as vital product segments with huge potentials, also benefiting from the company's PHARMA certification by IATA as the first carrier to achieve this on June 30, 2015.
The new 31,000 sq m terminal will be divided into three zones: 25,000 sq m will be dedicated to general cargo handling, and two spaces for temperature-controlled zones, roughly 3,000 sq m each.
In contrast to the existing cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport, the coming COOL Terminal has own aircraft parking stands and will benefit from short and safe driving distances to passenger aircraft at the terminals
The new facility will be ready for handling of the carrier's cargo volumes on the coming fleet of new Airbus A350 aircraft that will lift the company's cargo capacity by almost 50 percent in 2020.