Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport set one other report for cargo volumes within the first quarter whereas the general German market confirmed indicators of weakening in March.
The airport – the fourth largest in Europe by way of cargo – dealt with 385,438 tonnes of freight within the first three months of the yr, a year-on-year enhance of seven.3%.
The rise follows on from a report 2021 when the freighter hub dealt with 1.6m tonnes of cargo – its finest ever outcome and a rise of greater than 15% in contrast with 2020.
The variety of plane actions rose by 12.9% to 18,352 within the first quarter of 2022.
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In the meantime, German airport affiliation ADV reported a slight enhance in general cargo volumes within the nation within the first quarter regardless of a dip in March.
ADV mentioned that over the primary three months, cargo volumes at German airports elevated by 0.7% to 1.3m tonnes.
In March, nonetheless, there was a drop of 4.3% yr on yr to 453,588 tonnes.
“The Russia-Ukraine struggle is having an influence on air freight growth: the airspace closures over Russia for German and EU carriers are nonetheless stopping progress,” the affiliation mentioned.
“The Siberia routes are the shortest technique to the vital cargo markets in Japan, South Korea and China.”
ADV mentioned that imports had dropped by 4.2% yr on yr through the month to 237,437 tonnes and exports had been down by 4.4% to 216,151 tonnes.
Nevertheless, the affiliation identified that volumes in March had been up on the identical month in pre-covid yr 2019 by round 3%.
Cargo volumes proceed to develop at Leipzig
Leipzig/Halle expects one other busy yr for cargo after a report 2020