Emirates SkyCargo has doubled its lift capacity between Geneva and Dubai with a second daily flight. The additional service increases capacity on the route by nearly 140 tonnes, using a 777-300ER that can handle outsized cargo.
\nSkyCargo currently offers bellyhold cargo capacity to Geneva and Zurich, along with dedicated freighter service to Basel. With twice the flights on Emirates\u2019 Dubai-Geneva-Dubai route, the carrier has increased is overall cargo capacity to Switzerland by 26 percent.
\nThe added service reflects a larger trend in air cargo over the last decade that Emirates has spearheaded, namely, increasing market penetration by Gulf region carriers on routes between Europe, the Middle East-North Africa region, and Asia. At the same time, European carriers, such as Air France\/KLM Cargo are shedding capacity in an effort to achieve profitability. These developments are opening market share to competitors such as UAE-based carrier Emirates, which reported net profit up 56 percent to a record US$1.9 billion in its recently completed 2015\/16 fiscal year, with a strong contribution from cargo operations.
\nAs has been the case with many airlines in a year of falling fuel surcharges, cargo revenue declined (down 9 percent to $3 billion), but still accounted for 14 percent of the carrier\u2019s total transport revenue. But, unlike many other airlines in a year of little or no growth in airfreight demand, Emirates\u2019 cargo traffic grew strongly \u2014 up 7.2 percent to 12.6 billion revenue tonne kilometers. Cargo volume for the year was up 5.6 percent to 2.51 million tonnes. Cargo carried in the bellies of Emirates\u2019 passenger aircraft rose 6 percent (the airline added 29 widebody pax aircraft last year), while main-deck volume was up 4 percent, as Emirates also added a 777F.
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