Freight down 24% at Kent Airport
29.10.08
Kent International Airport handled 1373 tonnes of freight in September, down 24% on the prior year total but up 27% against August’s performance. Freight operators EgyptAir, Cargolux and Intavia all delivered strong year-on-year improvements of 68%, 45% and 56% respectively.
MK Airlines, the airport’s previous largest customer, made eight flights during the month although its volume of freight was down 78% against September 2007. The year-to-date freight volume of 8,773 tonnes is 6% down on the equivalent period in 2007.
Seguro’s announcement that they had ceased trading meant that the airport lost its main charter operator Kent Escapes. While this led to a fall in year-on-year and year-to-date passenger performance, the flights that did operate during September – including the final Kent Escapes flights - achieved extremely high load factors, demonstrating the market potential a spokesman said.
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