newstodate.aero
May 08, 2019 (newstodate): Sweden is hit by the general downward trend in cargo in 2019, as evinced by the latest statistics from Swedavia.
In January-March 2019, Swedavia's airports at Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo together saw cargo volumes down by 10 percent, compared to Q1, 2018.
A total of 64,960 tonnes of cargo was handled in 2019, against 72,143 tonnes in Q1, 2018.
Most markedly, Stockholm Airport saw its volumes down by 13.9 percent to 43,613 tonnes, volumes at Gothenburg Airport dipped 0.9 percent to 15,596 tonnes, while volumes at Malmo Airport were down only 0.5 percent to 5,751 tonnes.
Besides the over-all negative market trend, the significant drop in cargo at Stockholm Airport is attributed mainly to the decline in wide-body capacity after SAS moved its Hong Kong-flights to Copenhagen from October 28, 2018, while Norwegian has reined in on its services at Stockholm Airport.
Also, the flights by China Eastern Airlines between Shanghai and Stockholm from June 16, 2018, with four weekly rotations using Airbus A330-200, proved seasonal only and were suspended from the start of the winter schedule.
Malmo Airport remains rather unaffected by the general trends, relying more on integrator traffic than general cargo, and Gothenburg Airport benefits from the opening of flights by Qatar Airways from December 12, 2018, offering five weekly rotations with Boeing 787-8 aircraft bringing new cargo capacity to the market.
In January-March 2019, Swedavia's airports at Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo together saw cargo volumes down by 10 percent, compared to Q1, 2018.
A total of 64,960 tonnes of cargo was handled in 2019, against 72,143 tonnes in Q1, 2018.
Most markedly, Stockholm Airport saw its volumes down by 13.9 percent to 43,613 tonnes, volumes at Gothenburg Airport dipped 0.9 percent to 15,596 tonnes, while volumes at Malmo Airport were down only 0.5 percent to 5,751 tonnes.
Besides the over-all negative market trend, the significant drop in cargo at Stockholm Airport is attributed mainly to the decline in wide-body capacity after SAS moved its Hong Kong-flights to Copenhagen from October 28, 2018, while Norwegian has reined in on its services at Stockholm Airport.
Also, the flights by China Eastern Airlines between Shanghai and Stockholm from June 16, 2018, with four weekly rotations using Airbus A330-200, proved seasonal only and were suspended from the start of the winter schedule.
Malmo Airport remains rather unaffected by the general trends, relying more on integrator traffic than general cargo, and Gothenburg Airport benefits from the opening of flights by Qatar Airways from December 12, 2018, offering five weekly rotations with Boeing 787-8 aircraft bringing new cargo capacity to the market.