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Mar 06, 2017 (newstodate): January is traditionally a quiet month for air cargo. But not so for Budapest Airport in 2017.
In January 2017, Budapest Airport handled a total of 6,487 flown tonnes of cargo - an increase by no less than 27 percent, y-o-y, and including also trucked cargo the increase was even up to 38 percent.
According to the airport, the underlying drivers include the strong performance of the Hungarian processing industry and the export of high value-added goods, such as electronics, pharmaceuticals and vehicle parts in 2017.
Construction of two new 16,000 sq m integrator buildings is now proceeding at Budapest Airport, with the complex due to be handed over this summer.
Integrator companies represent a significant and growing segment of cargo traffic, with several flights a day.
DHL Express, for example, currently operates two large freighters on a daily basis an A300-600F links Budapest with the companys European hub in Leipzig, whilst a 737 transports goods to Hungary from Brussels as well as several smaller, feeder aircraft.
Budapest Airport has also commenced preparatory works for its Cargo City, a dedicated facility planned to be constructed near Terminal 2 which will handle the flights of cargo airlines such as Cargolux, Turkish Airlines Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo, now operating three weekly A330-200F freighters, as well as belly cargo from passenger airlines.
In January 2017, Budapest Airport handled a total of 6,487 flown tonnes of cargo - an increase by no less than 27 percent, y-o-y, and including also trucked cargo the increase was even up to 38 percent.
According to the airport, the underlying drivers include the strong performance of the Hungarian processing industry and the export of high value-added goods, such as electronics, pharmaceuticals and vehicle parts in 2017.
Construction of two new 16,000 sq m integrator buildings is now proceeding at Budapest Airport, with the complex due to be handed over this summer.
Integrator companies represent a significant and growing segment of cargo traffic, with several flights a day.
DHL Express, for example, currently operates two large freighters on a daily basis an A300-600F links Budapest with the companys European hub in Leipzig, whilst a 737 transports goods to Hungary from Brussels as well as several smaller, feeder aircraft.
Budapest Airport has also commenced preparatory works for its Cargo City, a dedicated facility planned to be constructed near Terminal 2 which will handle the flights of cargo airlines such as Cargolux, Turkish Airlines Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo, now operating three weekly A330-200F freighters, as well as belly cargo from passenger airlines.