All Frankfurt Airport Articles – Page 2
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Top German cargo hubs see cargo volumes slide in 2023
Leading German cargo hubs Frankfurt and Leipzig/Halle both saw their cargo volumes fall in 2023 as the economic conditions put pressure on the market.Germany's busiest cargo airport, Frankfurt, saw cargo throughput comprising airfreight and airmail decline 3.9% year on year to 1.9m tons. Compared with pre-Covid 2019 volumes were down ...
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NewsFraport reports record profit, but cargo struggles
Image Source: FraportFraport, the airport operator that operates Germany’s busiest airfreight hub of Frankfurt Airport and also has interests in numerous other air gateways worldwide, has reported all-time high profit revenue, earnings and profit for the third quarter of this year.This record performance boosted an overall strong first nine months ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo opens new freighter service through Arlanda
Lufthansa Cargo A321 freighter. Image Source: SwedaviaLufthansa Cargo, the logistics arm of Germany’s flag-carrier, has introduced a new once-a-week service linking its home hub at Frankfurt Airport to the Scandinavian hub of Stockholm Arlanda Airport.The connection was launched on 4 November, with a newly acquired Airbus A321 freighter now ...
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NewsFrankfurt finally reports cargo increase... thanks to a difficult July 2022
Europe's busiest cargo airport Frankfurt has reported its first year-on-year increase in cargo volumes in 19 months.The German hub in July registered a 2.3% increase in cargo volumes compared with a year earlier as volumes reached 164,503 tonnes.This is the first time Frankfurt has registered an increase in its monthly ...
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NewsFrankfurt cargo volumes down again in February
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport continued to decline in February as the global economic downturn and war in Ukraine affected the airfreight market.The German air cargo hub in February registered an 11% year-on-year decline in cargo volumes to 146,620 tonnes.Volumes were also 9.1% behind pre-Covid 2019 levels and followed an ...
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German airport strikes have "massive consequences" for cargo operations
Strikes taking place today at many of Germany's airports will have "massive consequences" for air cargo and lead to "significant challenges" for humanitarian aid flights, according to the Barig airline association.Public sector workers and ground handlers at seven airports - Frankfurt Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hannover and Bremen - ...
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German cargo operations set to be hit by airport strikes on Friday
Airport workers at major hubs in Germany are this Friday (February 17) set to take part in a day-long strike over pay causing disruption to airline operations.The strikes organised by the Ver.di union will start in the early hours of the morning and end Friday night at seven airports: Frankfurt ...
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Lufthansa Cargo shipments face delays due to IT outage and strikes
Lufthansa Cargo has placed a stop on all bookings for cargo shipments to and via Frankfurt and Munich as a result of an IT outage while operations will also be affected by airport strike action.The Frankfurt-hubbed cargo carrier said that during construction work in Frankfurt, fibre optic cables belonging to ...
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NewsFrankfurt the latest European airport to register a cargo decline in 2022
Frankfurt is the latest European airport to announce a decline in its cargo volumes last year.Europe's busiest hub saw cargo volumes in 2022 decline by 13.3% year on year to 2m tonnes.Airport operator Fraport said that the main factors contributing to this decline included the airspace restrictions related to the ...
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InsightsTop 20 Cargo Airports: Leading hubs bounce back after Covid hit
Covid lockdowns and virus-related freight surges in 2021 influenced the final ‘premier league’ table of the world’s top 20 cargo airports in 2021 (see chart at end of article).Global economic shocks, China’s Covid lockdowns and the war in Ukraine will similarly impact 2022’s final running order. As we enter the ...
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Frankfurt reports drop in cargo volumes in H1
Europe's busiest cargo airport saw cargo volumes drop in the first half of the year as Covid lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine took their toll on cargo demand.Airport operator Fraport said that during the first six months of the year cargo demand declined by 11% year on ...
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Lufthansa Cargo reports some easing of Frankfurt bottlenecks
Lufthansa Cargo has reported an easing in the bottlenecks experienced at its Frankfurt hub over recent weeks but will continue to divert some freighters to Munich for the rest of July.The airport, which is the busiest cargo hub in Europe, had asked cargo airlines to reduce flying in order to ...
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Frankfurt the latest to face flight cuts as staff shortage hits
Both passenger and freighter airlines are cancelling flights to and from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) as staff shortages affect operations at the hub.In a statement, airport operator Fraport said demand for travel was returning and at the same time it is experiencing staff shortages for some services along the travel chain."To ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding signs up for Frankfurt Airport warehouse
Frankfurt CargoCity South. Source: FraportDHL Global Forwarding has signed up to take one of the remaining warehouse slots at Frankfurt Airport's CargoCity South development as it looks to expand charter operations.Construction will start in mid-2023 on an area of around 60,000 sq m. Once complete, the warehouse, including office spaces, ...
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NewsFrankfurt Cargo Services speeds up truck handling
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) has implemented Dakosy’s FAIR@Link digital Ramp Control System to enable slot booking times and reduce truck waiting times for cargo collections and deliveries.The slot booking tool allows Frankfurt Airport-based FCS, an affiliate of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to optimise the allocation of truck ramps by allowing ...
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NewsPlatform tackles new house air waybill requirement at Frankfurt
Photo: Fraport GroupForwarders and handlers have reported faster processing for import consolidations following the implementation of a new platform at Frankfurt Airport that aims to tackle new house air waybill requirements.The new FRA-OS import platform from Dakosy, which tracks shipments electronically on the airport premises, was put in place following ...
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NewsDB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo extend CO2 offer
Photo: Lufthansa CargoDB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo will continue their fossil-free freighter flights between Frankfurt (FRA) and Shanghai (PVG).The joint offer towards greener logistics will extend until at least October.Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker have saved 31,000 tons of CO2e since starting their cooperation at the end of 2020. By ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's Frankfurt operation hit by Omicron
Lufthansa Cargo's handling operation at its Frankfurt hub has been "significantly" affected by Omicron infections amongst staff.The carrier told Air Cargo News that transit shipment from the US, Canada and Europe, including Germany will be affected by a transit embargo as it looks to stabilise operations at Frankfurt."Loose freight via ...
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Air Canada to expand Frankfurt cargo handling capacity
Air Canada Cargo will expand its handling operation in Frankfurt as it continues to roll out its freighter network.The airline, which launched freighter flights late last year, will increase its handling capacity at the German hub by 35% in preparation for the start of service to the airport by its ...
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Record cargo volumes at Frankfurt in 2021
Frankfurt Airport handled record volumes of cargo last year despite a reduction in bellyhold capacity.The German hub – which is also the largest cargo airport in Europe – handled a record 2.3m metric tons of cargo last year.This figure is up 18.7% on 2020 levels and 8.9% ahead of the ...
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