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07/02/10 Zaragoza Airport finalizes 2009 with record freight transport figures, 72.3% more.
The runways at Zaragoza Airport recorded intense freight traffic the last month of 2009 despite the current economic situation. The figures provided by Aena show an amount of 36,936,345 tonnes, which is an increase of 72.3% compared to the same period in 2008.
Zaragoza.- The crisis has not affected logistics in the capital of Aragón, especially when referring to the airport sector. Zaragoza Airport recorded a freight volume of 36,936,345 metric tonnes (tn). This figure was reached in December according to the Departament of Operational Statistics of Aena and is 72.3% more than at the same date in 2008. Last year Zaragoza Airport ranked number five nationally, behind Madrid Barajas (329,186,631 tn); Barcelona – El Prat (103,996,489 tn); Vitoria (34,989,727 tn) and Gran Canaria (33,695,248 tn). This increase is thanks to the growth in the Logistic Platform of Zaragoza (Pla-Za), and especially companies like Caladero, which have increased their air traffic frequency. Currently the following companies connect Zaragoza with Bahrein; TNT, which links Spain to Lieja (Belgium); Emirates that connects Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with the Iberian Peninsula and MK Airlines with Johannesburg (South Africa) and Air Brigde with Moscow - Shanghai.