Shannon Airport unlocks its cargo potential by Howard Knott
Speaking to the members of the IEA Western Regional Council at a meeting hosted by Allergan at their Westport premises, Patrick Edmond, Group Strategy Director of Shannon group Plc outlined the significant recent growth of cargo activity and further development plans at Shannon Airport.
Speaking to the members of the IEA Western Regional Council at a meeting hosted by Allergan at their Westport premises, Patrick Edmond, Group Strategy Director of Shannon group Plc outlined the significant recent growth of cargo activity and further development plans at Shannon Airport.
The winter 2018/2019 flown cargo activity is shown on the table below,
Airfreight services operated out of Shannon – Winter 2018/9.
Destination | Hub | Operator | Aircraft | Frequency | Capacity |
East Midlands | DHL | 757-200 | nightly | 31 tonnes | |
Boston | Aer Lingus | B757 pass. | daily | 12 tonnes less passenger baggage | |
Atlanta | Turkish Cargo | A330F | weekly | 64 tonnes | |
Chicago | Turkish Cargo | A330F | weekly | 64 tonnes | |
Paris – CDG | FedEx | ATR42 | nightly | 8 tonnes | |
Cologne | UPS | 767-300 | nightly | 60 tonnes | |
London -LHR | Aer Lingus | A320 pass | 3 x daily | 9 tonnes less passenger baggage | |
New York – JFK | Aer Lingus | B757 pass | daily | 12 tonnes less passenger baggage | |
New York – JFK | Turkish Cargo | A330F | weekly | 64 tonnes |
Note: Aircraft described as “pass” are operating passenger services and cargo space is only available in the lower hold.
The Summer 2019 schedule will offer significantly increased belly hold capacity to and from Shannon, particularly on transatlantic routes. The Airport Company, which became independent of the Dublin Airport Authority in September 2014, has been designated under Government National Aviation Policy as a major cargo growth hub is in ongoing contact with a number of cargo airlines who have expressed strong interest to launch direct freighter flights between Shannon and US/Asian destinations once demand is identified.
In November DHL Express opened a new cargo €4.5 million facility at the Airport while increasing its freighter capacity serving the airport by 50% to 30 tonnes nightly. In the same month DB Schenker announced a €10 million investment at the Airport with plans to construct 45,000 ft2 temperature-controlled high-bay warehouse and 15,000 ft2 of extra offices.
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