While overcapacity seems to be a nearly universal problem in the air cargo business, apparently there are some place that still need more. Finnair, for instance, is increasing the number of A350 flights between London Heathrow and Helsinki from three times to five times a week to meet “increased demand for capacity and cargo on this busy route,” the airline said. The A350s will replace older, narrowbody A320 aircraft that the Finnish flag carrier was using on the two hour, 55-minute route.
Fredrik Wildtgrube, Finnair Cargo’s head of global sales, noted that additional cargo capacity is available through a shared freighter service agreement with IAG Cargo along the same route on Saturdays.
Finnair’s cargo numbers have been especially robust of late, with July growth up 16.3 percent, year-over-year, to 11,439.4 tonnes. The carrier’s January-July numbers were also up 15.1 percent, y-o-y, to 73,484.8 tonnes.
Bolstering capacity along the U.K.-Finland corridor reflects the carrier’s remarkable growth in the European market, up 77.1 percent, y-o-y, to 2,330.2 tonnes in July. The carrier’s European January-July numbers were also on the rise, increasing 22.8 percent, y-o-y, to 14 746.6 tonnes.
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Source: aircargoworld