News / Cargo's pandemic heroics cannot prevent budget cuts at struggling airports

© Jakub Rutkiewicz

Air cargo is having a year in the limelight: the segment has kept planes flying and airport operations going, but its temporarily elevated status does not guarantee funding for freight-related projects, or even a louder voice in airport boardrooms.

Meanwhile, Frankfurt Airport is addressing trucking congestion with a second parking area in its Cargo City South.

At the end of last month, construction began on a 14,500 sq metre lot that will create parking space for 61 trucks, almost doubling the cargo ...