News / Schiphol sees air cargo volumes plunge as capacity issues hit home

Capacity issues – as well as the soft market – have hit Schiphol, with the Dutch gateway reporting a 9.1% drop in first-half volumes to some 767,000 tonnes.   

Schiphol Cargo is considerably below the market on volume changes. Figures published by IATA last month showed that overall air freight volumes in the first half were just 3.6% lower than a year ago.  

However, the Dutch government has sought to improve the situation, and announced in July it would be willing to increase slots from 500,000 to 540,000 from 2021. Approval has also been ...