Freight volumes at Dubai airport surged by triple-digits in the second quarter, recording 199,751 tonnes, up 308 per cent from the 48,955 tonnes recorded during the corresponding period in 2013.
The year to date freight volumes reached 276,567 tonnes, an increase of 168.7 per cent from 102,929 tonnes recorded during the first half of 2013. The peak in cargo volumes this quarter resulted from the move of all Emirates SkyCargo freighter operations to DWC in May 2014. This follows a similar move by several scheduled freighter services including Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Cargolux that moved their operations to DWC late last year.
