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Indonesia’s biggest airport operator looks to cargo amid slump
Indonesia’s largest airport operator is pushing ahead with the construction of a new goods-handling facility in Jakarta, betting the movement of cargo will help an…
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Pharma-Hub Frankfurt Airport is the leading European hub for the handling of temperature-sensitive goods
At Frankfurt Airport (FRA), approximately 120,000 tons of vaccines, medications and other pharmaceutical products were handled in 2019. This makes FRA the European leader. In…
U-Freight still sees project activity for airline repair companies, despite Covid-19
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder and logistics company, U-Freight says that while the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a significant reduction in movements…
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Swissport securing additional liquidity and agreement in principle
A group of senior secured creditors has committed to provide 300 million euros of interim liquidity to support operations through the completion of the restructuring.…
UK working on Covid tests at airports to ease quarantine
U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government is working on introducing tests for Covid-19 at ports and airports, a move that would ease the…
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Swissport renews Qatar Airways Cargo contract
Swissport and Qatar Airways Cargo have renewed a contract covering airport ground services and air cargo handling at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and signed new 5-year…
Cargo transportation down at Frankfurt and at the Group’s Airports Worldwide
In July 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served a total of 1,318,502 passengers, representing an 80.9 percent decline year-on-year. During the January-to-July period, accumulated passenger traffic…
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Freight shipments remained strong at ONT in July
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact operations at Ontario International Airport (ONT) in July as passenger volume decreased by more than 60% while air freight…
Heathrow Airport says UK quarantine is strangling economy
London’s Heathrow blamed the U.K. government for July traffic figures that show scant evidence of a recovery in demand at what’s normally Europe’s busiest travel…
Flights from Ontario to Chicago and Houston suspended early in pandemic restart in August
Ontario International Airport (ONT) passengers will be able to fly nonstop to Chicago and Houston in August, marking the fourth straight month of flight increases…