Luxembourg Airport announced that its cargo volume was up 8.2 percent, compared to last year, reaching 821,000 tonnes in 2016.
\nThe growth rate was almost double that of last year\u2019s and well ahead of IATA\u2019s November year-to-date numbers for 2016 \u2013 a 3.2 percent rise in global freight-ton-kilometers (FTKs). The numbers approach the airport\u2019s 2007 bumper year of 856,741.
\nLuxembourg said that it had usurped Cologne-Bonn, moving from 7th to 6th place in the European top 10 airfreight airports ranking.
\nRecently, Qatar went up against Cargolux, setting up shop at the airport, which Qatar CEO Uli Ogiermann called, \u201ca no-brainer.\u201d In the second half of the year, Qatar increased its flight frequencies from 6 to 17 per week.
\nQatar Airways chose Luxembourg Airport as a European hub, and it aims to increase its number of weekly flights once more ramp space becomes available on the Luxembourg Airport cargo apron.
\nThe airport\u2019s second half of the year was particularly strong with 8 percent growth, year-over-year, in the 3rd quarter and 16 percent, y-o-y, in the 4th quarter. December 2016 was up 27 percent, y-o-y.
\nCargolux remains Luxembourg\u2019s largest customer, at 675,000 tonnes of freight, or 82 percent of total volumes. Qatar Airways said it is the second-largest carrier in terms of cargo volumes, at 44,170 tonnes. And while Qatar Cargo boss Uli Ogiermann sees the expansion as a way to leverage capacity and jets, the return of the former Cargolux boss to the airport, at the helm of a competitor is certainly an interesting dynamic.
\nQatar\u2019s presence is a product of its equity stake in Cargolux, during which time it negotiated fifth-freedom rights between Luxembourg and Qatar. That stake was later sold off to HNCA, which is why Cargolux is aiming high in Zhenghzhou. Qatar is now leveraging those fifth freedom rights to launch new routes through Luxembourg.
\nThose interested in learning more about\u00a0the changing air freight landscape should join us at Cargo Facts Asia in Shanghai, 25 \u2013 26 April, where a session will be devoted to the topic. \u00a0To register, or for more information, go to CargoFactsAsia.com.
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