News / Freighters 'squeezed out' amid ground handling disruption at Frankfurt

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Ramp and warehouse congestion continues to hamper ground handling operations at Frankfurt Airport, Europe’s biggest hub for air cargo traffic.

According to one pan-European air freight road feeder services (RFS) operator, which has a number of major cargo-carrying airlines among its customers: “The situation is serious as airlines are having to re-route freighters to alternative hubs, and this is causing disruption and delays.

“RFS activity has been impacted because truck processing (unloading and loading) at FRA is taking longer, which is reducing capacity ...