Courtesy of Flughafen Wien AG The air freight business at Vienna Airport is picking up again significantly. In the first quarter of 2024, 68,058 tons of air freight were handled for import and export. This represents a year-on-year increase of 16 percent. Compared to the pre-coronavirus year 2019, the current figures represent a growth of 1,417 tons or around 2 percent. The tonnage handled in the Pharma Handling Center in the first quarter also increased by 6.9 percent to a total of 886 … [Read more...] about Positive cargo development at Vienna Airport
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dnata announces major enhancements to global ground support equipment (GSE) fleet at Dubai Airport Show
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Lufthansa Cargo adds Monterrey to Freighter Flight Schedule along with expanding its belly offer to North America
First European cargo airline to connect Europe with Monterrey Further attractive destinations with belly connections to North America New belly destinations from Munich Starting today, customers of Lufthansa Cargo can book their freight from Frankfurt to the Mexican city of Monterrey. From 03 June 2024, the logistics expert will offer a connection from its home hub to the North American city. The entire route goes from Frankfurt to Mexico City (NLU), then onwards to Monterrey … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo adds Monterrey to Freighter Flight Schedule along with expanding its belly offer to North America