Since August 2022, a plane with packages has landed in Hörsching six times a week. But due to the dampened appetite for inflation and a cost-cutting program at the global online retailer, the connection came to an abrupt end. Consolation: Soon a connection will be established again.
With a recording stop last year, it was already known that the engine at Amazon was no longer running so smoothly. At the beginning of the year, 18,000 of the 1.6 million workers were laid off. On Monday it was announced that another 9000 employees would have to leave…
The great online boom seems to be over. This forces the tech giant to pull out the piggy bank. After there was only growth, growth and more growth during the pandemic, the order of the day is now: cutting costs.
And that also applies to Linz Airport. Since August 2022, an ASL Airlines plane had connected Hörsching to Madrid, transporting packages for Amazon six times a week. The end came a week and a half ago. On March 11, the last Packerl jet left for the online retail specialist. “It hurts that so much development work is being undone so quickly,” says airport manager Norbert Draskovits, speaking of “disappointment”.
But Draskovits also knows that inflation is curbing people’s desire to buy in all areas. This, in turn, reduces the need for parcel shipping.
Turkish Airlines returns
After all: Turkish Airlines returns with regular cargo flights between Linz and Istanbul. Purely in terms of freight volumes, this should offset Amazon’s loss.
Source: Krone
I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
