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Nov 05, 2021 (newstodate): Finnair is taking its share of the hefty demand for air cargo capacity as pressure grows on the global supply chains, with October 2021 a new record month during the pandemic.
   In October 2021, Finnair's available scheduled cargo tonne kilometers increased by 260.5 percent, y-o-y, and 33 percent m-o-m, while revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometers increased by 200.3 percent y-o-y, and by 38.4 percent m-o-m -  both due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on scheduled flights, especially in North Atlantic traffic.
   Finnair thus lifted a total of 13,344 tonnes of cargo in October, up 164.9 percent, y-o-y, of which 5.348 tonnes, up 134 percent, y-o-y, were carried on all-cargo flights.
   4,955 tonnes were carried on the Asian lanes that are now slowly picking up on the passenger side as well; NAM loads were 2,406 tonnes, and 601 tonnes were carried on European flights.
   In the first 10 months of this year, Finnair has seen its total cargo volumes up by 34.2 percent, y-o-y, to 76,696 tonnes, of which 28,787 tonnes were generated on the Asian flights, still down in volumes by 1.9 percent, y-o-y.