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In 2009, the global economic crisis hit the operating freighter only aircraft, despite
airfreight industry hard, resulting in heavy the overall substantial decline in the annual
declines of volumes worldwide (-10.1% tonnage, remained at 2008 levels, managing
total and -16.1% in Europe, according to to increase significantly their market share
IATA statistics). Within twelve months, the in the international freight market (30.2%
international freight business lost 3.5 years compared to 25.6% in 2008).
of growth while the total freight capacity
contracted by 8.4%. • Ten (10) airlines carried approximately
74% of the total international traffic. For
The Greek air cargo market, already in the first time the top ten list is headed by
downturn since November 2008, was also DHL-European Air Transport and includes
severely affected by the slowdown of the furthermore the following carriers: UPS,
global commerce. The total cargo volume Olympic Airlines/Olympic Air, Lufthansa,
handled through the airport reached 104,521 Emirates, Aegean Airlines, British Airways, TNT,
tonnes (-14.5% compared to last year) Thai Airways, and Delta.
plunging back to 2002 levels from their peak in
2008 (122,000 tonnes). The total domestic freight and mail traffic
(representing 17% of the market) performed
Contrary to the total uplift of mail (11% of the even worse than the international sector
market) that remained at 2008 levels (-0.8%), plummeting by 18% to 18,223 tonnes and
the total uplift of freight (89% of the market) reaching the lowest point since the airport
dropped by 15.9%. Despite this decline, cargo opening. In particular:
carried on freighter aircraft increased by
3.7% claiming a higher market share of the • Domestic freight, both inbound and
total market (34.4% compared to 28.4% in outbound, sank by 20% in average to the
2008). This growth is recorded in the second lowest ever levels.
semester of the year and is attributed to the
new weekly freighter frequency of Lufthansa • Domestic inbound mail continued its
Cargo and to the reduced cargo capacity on downward trend since 2008 declining sharply
passenger aircraft operated by Olympic Air as by 17.6%. On the contrary, outbound mail
of October 2009. improved by 4.1%.
The total international freight and mail • Five (5) airlines shared the domestic traffic,
traffic (representing almost 83% of the two of them operating cargo flights only:
market) recorded a substantial 13.7% decline Aeroland, and Swiftair Hellas. Aegean Airlines
compared to last year reaching 86,298 tonnes outperformed Olympic Airlines/Olympic Air
and returning to 2002 levels. for the first time due to the latter’s reduced
In particular: network and limited cargo capacity. Finally, as
of November, Athens Airways entered also the
•Total international freight showed an average freight business.
decrease of 15.9% with inbound freight
being more affected by the global recession
(-17.3%).
• Total international mail remained almost at
2008 levels. While inbound mail decreased by
2.8%, outbound mail showed a 3.8% increase
with the holiday months of July and August
being the strongest of the year.
• The four integrators (DHL-European Air
Transport, FedEx Express, TNT and UPS),
In 2009, the global economic crisis hit the operating freighter only aircraft, despite
airfreight industry hard, resulting in heavy the overall substantial decline in the annual
declines of volumes worldwide (-10.1% tonnage, remained at 2008 levels, managing
total and -16.1% in Europe, according to to increase significantly their market share
IATA statistics). Within twelve months, the in the international freight market (30.2%
international freight business lost 3.5 years compared to 25.6% in 2008).
of growth while the total freight capacity
contracted by 8.4%. • Ten (10) airlines carried approximately
74% of the total international traffic. For
The Greek air cargo market, already in the first time the top ten list is headed by
downturn since November 2008, was also DHL-European Air Transport and includes
severely affected by the slowdown of the furthermore the following carriers: UPS,
global commerce. The total cargo volume Olympic Airlines/Olympic Air, Lufthansa,
handled through the airport reached 104,521 Emirates, Aegean Airlines, British Airways, TNT,
tonnes (-14.5% compared to last year) Thai Airways, and Delta.
plunging back to 2002 levels from their peak in
2008 (122,000 tonnes). The total domestic freight and mail traffic
(representing 17% of the market) performed
Contrary to the total uplift of mail (11% of the even worse than the international sector
market) that remained at 2008 levels (-0.8%), plummeting by 18% to 18,223 tonnes and
the total uplift of freight (89% of the market) reaching the lowest point since the airport
dropped by 15.9%. Despite this decline, cargo opening. In particular:
carried on freighter aircraft increased by
3.7% claiming a higher market share of the • Domestic freight, both inbound and
total market (34.4% compared to 28.4% in outbound, sank by 20% in average to the
2008). This growth is recorded in the second lowest ever levels.
semester of the year and is attributed to the
new weekly freighter frequency of Lufthansa • Domestic inbound mail continued its
Cargo and to the reduced cargo capacity on downward trend since 2008 declining sharply
passenger aircraft operated by Olympic Air as by 17.6%. On the contrary, outbound mail
of October 2009. improved by 4.1%.
The total international freight and mail • Five (5) airlines shared the domestic traffic,
traffic (representing almost 83% of the two of them operating cargo flights only:
market) recorded a substantial 13.7% decline Aeroland, and Swiftair Hellas. Aegean Airlines
compared to last year reaching 86,298 tonnes outperformed Olympic Airlines/Olympic Air
and returning to 2002 levels. for the first time due to the latter’s reduced
In particular: network and limited cargo capacity. Finally, as
of November, Athens Airways entered also the
•Total international freight showed an average freight business.
decrease of 15.9% with inbound freight
being more affected by the global recession
(-17.3%).
• Total international mail remained almost at
2008 levels. While inbound mail decreased by
2.8%, outbound mail showed a 3.8% increase
with the holiday months of July and August
being the strongest of the year.
• The four integrators (DHL-European Air
Transport, FedEx Express, TNT and UPS),
