Vienna Airport handled of 216,360 tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2024, an increase of over 20% over the same period last year.
There were increases in both flown and trucked airfreight. Belly cargo on passenger aircraft increased by 45% to 90,692 tons compared to the same period last year.
Third quarter cargo, from July to September, was up 25% over the previous year, at 75,242 tons.
Growth is being driven by additional flights. Qatar Airways Cargo, for example, has been operating a weekly service between Vienna and its hub in Doha since September while Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines also returned to Vienna at the end of May.
Joint chief executive, Julian Jäger, commented: “The increasing number of airlines that have chosen us as a reliable cargo location, and in particular the 45% growth in belly freight, confirm our importance as a key logistics hub between Europe and Asia.”