Broken down, the Hungarian capital's airport recorded 49,420 tonnes of air cargo (up 16.7%), and 22,741 tonnes of trucked cargo, up 26.5% compared to last year. July figures grew 16% to achieve 10,729 tonnes, including 7,432 tonnes of airfreight, up 15.5% on July 2016; and saw 3,297 tonnes of freight trucked, a figure up by 17.2%.
“Budapest has a balanced market share, with inbound cargo at 47% in the first half of the year, and outbound cargo at 53%,” commented Jozsef Kossuth, Cargo Manager. “The high export volumes are testament to the continued industrial development of the Central European region. All segments of our community, including freighters, belly cargo, and integrators enjoyed volume increase in this period compared to 2016, which was already a record cargo year at Budapest airport.”
North America, Central America, and Asia were the largest markets for the airport, each accounting for 45% of total volumes, with the remaining 10% coming from the Middle East, South America and Africa.
