Virgin and Prestwick Airport pick up cargo awards
30.04.08
Virgin Atlantic were named Cargo Airline of the Year at Air Cargo News’ prestigious award ceremony on 26 April, whilst Prestwick Airport was named Best Cargo Airport (up to 100,000 tonnes).
The only industry awards voted for exclusively by freight forwarders, and fully audited by an independent body, was celebrating 25 years as the most coveted prize in air cargo. The jubilee event, was attended by over 500 of the industry’s top executives from around the world.
Prestwick Airport have had strong focus on developing the freight business recently, and it is now breaking the 3,000 tonne barrier on a more regular basis. The March total of 3,260 tonnes marks a 5 percent improvement on March 2007 and a 34 percent increase on February’s total.
Freight had increased year-on-year with the 31,735 tonnes handled between April 2007 and March 2008 representing a 4 percent increase on the previous 12 months.
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