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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol handled a record 1.66m tonnes of cargo in 2016
AMSTERDAM Airport Schiphol, Europe's third largest air cargo hub, ended 2016 with a record total cargo volume of 1.66 million tonnes, up 2.5 per cent year on year.
In December volumes rose by 10.4 per cent on the same month a year earlier to 149,000 tonnes. Cargo throughput until November was up 1.8 per cent year on year, with throughput between January and November amounting 1.51 million tonnes.
"We have launched a number of initiatives to enhance the experience of our pharmaceutical, e-commerce, and perishables customers, and our continued commitment to quality is having positive results," said cargo director Jonas van Stekelenburg in a report by AviationPros.
"We had a strong start to 2016 due to several new carriers making use of Schiphol, and expansion by existing players, and there was an increase in traffic levels in the second half of the year resulting in a total tonnage that surpassed our expectations ?an all-time record of 1.66 million tonnes of cargo."
Asia remains Schiphol's largest market, with Shanghai, China, the busiest destination, and new direct flights launched to Xi'an and Ningbo.
Fewer direct flights to Asia meant final figures for the region were down five per cent inbound and seven per cent outbound to 290,313 tonnes and 290,560 tonnes respectively. Flights to Asia transiting European destinations including Baku, Azerbaijan, and Moscow, Russia, increased, however, resulting in a strong overall result for Asia cargo through the hub.
A proportion of Europe's growth of 74 per cent to 104,061 tonnes outbound, and 42 per cent to 105,736 tonnes inbound was therefore down to cargo transiting to and from Asia.
In December volumes rose by 10.4 per cent on the same month a year earlier to 149,000 tonnes. Cargo throughput until November was up 1.8 per cent year on year, with throughput between January and November amounting 1.51 million tonnes.
"We have launched a number of initiatives to enhance the experience of our pharmaceutical, e-commerce, and perishables customers, and our continued commitment to quality is having positive results," said cargo director Jonas van Stekelenburg in a report by AviationPros.
"We had a strong start to 2016 due to several new carriers making use of Schiphol, and expansion by existing players, and there was an increase in traffic levels in the second half of the year resulting in a total tonnage that surpassed our expectations ?an all-time record of 1.66 million tonnes of cargo."
Asia remains Schiphol's largest market, with Shanghai, China, the busiest destination, and new direct flights launched to Xi'an and Ningbo.
Fewer direct flights to Asia meant final figures for the region were down five per cent inbound and seven per cent outbound to 290,313 tonnes and 290,560 tonnes respectively. Flights to Asia transiting European destinations including Baku, Azerbaijan, and Moscow, Russia, increased, however, resulting in a strong overall result for Asia cargo through the hub.
A proportion of Europe's growth of 74 per cent to 104,061 tonnes outbound, and 42 per cent to 105,736 tonnes inbound was therefore down to cargo transiting to and from Asia.
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