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Nov 27, 2017 (newstodate): Seeing its cargo volumes down in 2017, Tallinn Airport still remains optimistic about a sustained long-term role in cargo especially concerning e-trade shipments.
-We are aware that Estonian Post and S.F. Express's joint venture Post11 is currently directing its e-trade traffic volumes into other airports like Frankfurt Hahn where is makes sense for onward distribution in the European markets, says Priit Koff, Tallinn Airport Public and International Relations Manager.
-We remain convinced, though, that Tallinn Airport still has an important role to play when it concerns onward distribution to the Baltic, Scandinavian Russian and other East European markets. And we are actually now seeing incoming freighter flights carrying e-trade shipments from China.
-Also, we expect volumes to pick up especially during November and December in the wake of the hectic peaks in pre-Christmas e-commerce.
-The infrastructure of Tallinn Airport is fully capable of supporting an increase in cargo traffic, the runway has been extended from 3,070 to 3,480m, making it the longest in the Baltic region, and new apron areas and aircraft parking stands will become operational by the end of 2017. Still, we would be prepared to invest even more in the coming years if necessary to cope with increasing demands.
-Needless to say, there is little an airport can do by itself to generate more cargo which depends solely on decisions by airlines and handling companies. But we are monitoring the industry and gathering intelligence on the industrial trends to form the basis of a new cargo strategy for Tallinn Airport.
-This requires meticulous care and thorough research and we do not expect to be ready to announce details on this before after a year or so, says Mr Koff.
-We are aware that Estonian Post and S.F. Express's joint venture Post11 is currently directing its e-trade traffic volumes into other airports like Frankfurt Hahn where is makes sense for onward distribution in the European markets, says Priit Koff, Tallinn Airport Public and International Relations Manager.
-We remain convinced, though, that Tallinn Airport still has an important role to play when it concerns onward distribution to the Baltic, Scandinavian Russian and other East European markets. And we are actually now seeing incoming freighter flights carrying e-trade shipments from China.
-Also, we expect volumes to pick up especially during November and December in the wake of the hectic peaks in pre-Christmas e-commerce.
-The infrastructure of Tallinn Airport is fully capable of supporting an increase in cargo traffic, the runway has been extended from 3,070 to 3,480m, making it the longest in the Baltic region, and new apron areas and aircraft parking stands will become operational by the end of 2017. Still, we would be prepared to invest even more in the coming years if necessary to cope with increasing demands.
-Needless to say, there is little an airport can do by itself to generate more cargo which depends solely on decisions by airlines and handling companies. But we are monitoring the industry and gathering intelligence on the industrial trends to form the basis of a new cargo strategy for Tallinn Airport.
-This requires meticulous care and thorough research and we do not expect to be ready to announce details on this before after a year or so, says Mr Koff.