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ACI reports Q1 European air cargo volumes increased 2.1pc
AIRPORTS Council International (ACI), which represents 500 airports in 45 European countries, has posted a 2.1 per cent year-on-year increase in first quarter air cargo volume.
While the quarterly results are disappointing, those for March are worse. Cargo traffic among European airports during March was down by 1.8 per cent year on year.
Most of the growth in the first quarter was moved across airports based in EU countries; among non-EU nation airports, cargo traffic actually declined year on year by 0.2 per cent, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The figures suggested that the overall impact of the terrorist attack on Brussels on traffic across the continent as a whole wasn't huge, despite the disruption to flights at the Belgian gateway.
In fact, aircraft movements rose by four per cent year on year over the quarter, reflecting the additional capacity available in the European market.
In 2014, ACI's gateways handled 18.4 million tonnes of freight.
While the quarterly results are disappointing, those for March are worse. Cargo traffic among European airports during March was down by 1.8 per cent year on year.
Most of the growth in the first quarter was moved across airports based in EU countries; among non-EU nation airports, cargo traffic actually declined year on year by 0.2 per cent, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The figures suggested that the overall impact of the terrorist attack on Brussels on traffic across the continent as a whole wasn't huge, despite the disruption to flights at the Belgian gateway.
In fact, aircraft movements rose by four per cent year on year over the quarter, reflecting the additional capacity available in the European market.
In 2014, ACI's gateways handled 18.4 million tonnes of freight.
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