Although cargo operations at Linz Airport are going well, operations are still in the red this year. Airport boss Norbert Draskovits is optimistic for 2023 – last summer’s charter flights gave a boost.
A look at the display board at Linz airport shows what the balance of power currently looks like: on Wednesday 28 December a passenger plane will depart for Frankfurt, otherwise there will be flights from Hörsching to Madrid, Brussels and Leipzig – all with the aim of delivering freight transport…
“Cargo is going very, very well,” says airport boss Norbert Draskovits. The logistics company was a train number even before the pandemic. Amazon has also been flying to Linz with ASL Airlines since this year. Nevertheless, after 2020 and 2021, the airport will also close the year with a loss this year.
The slimmed-down program of scheduled flights, which is only gradually growing again, has left its mark. “The past two years have cost us quite a bit of money,” Draskovits confirms. After all, the airport compensates for the shortfall with its own reserves.
‘People don’t want to go on vacation’
After the strong summer with charter flights, the airport manager is optimistic about 2023, despite inflation forcing restrictions: “I think people are not letting people take a vacation.”
Source: Krone
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