Cargo traffic

Also in freight sector, Milan airports are among the leading airports/airport systems in Europe (5th place), and first in Italy with over 500,000 tons transported by air. Cargo traffic at Malpensa in 2015 increased (8.8%) over the previous year, which allowed Milan airport system to maintain its 5th place in European ranking.

Ranking of main European airports/airport systems for cargo traffic volumes in 2015 (thousands of tons)

Source: SEA, ACI Europe
Note: Cargo in transit is not included.

In 2015, cargo traffic operated by Malpensa and Linate airports amounted to over 512,000 tons, recording an of over 40,000 tons (85%) compared to 2014.

Cargo traffic managed by Milan airport system (.000 tons)

Source: SEA

In particular, Malpensa Airport achieved a historical record of freight volumes processed at airport exceeding 500,000 tons of transported cargo, marking a 9% growth.
All-cargo traffic performance showed an increase of 8.0% to 355,000 tons of cargo transported.
In February 2015, DHL Express further strengthened its presence at Malpensa by basing 3 aircraft dedicated tonew routes to Leipzig, United States and Hong Kong.
We also note the start of operations of a new cargo carrier, SW Italia, which operated to Baku in Azerbaijan with a B747-400. Other all-cargo carriers that contributing to development during the year were: AirBridges-Cargo, Nippon Cargo and Saudi Arabian.
Freight transport of all-cargo carriers served by SEA Group at Malpensa shows different growths depending on final destination areas (Europe +24.6%, Far East +12%, North America +3.9%).
Belly traffic grew by +11%, reaching 145,000 tons of transported cargo. Among the carriers with mixed-configuration aircraft, Emirates is the main carrier by handled cargo volume, while the main increases compared to the previous year are attributed to Qatar Airways, Alitalia, Korean Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Oman Air.

Malpensa - Arriving and departing cargo on all flights (cargo and passenger) in 2015 (tons).

Linate - Arriving and departing cargo on all flights (cargo and passenger) for 2015

Cargo traffic served by airports operated by SEA showed significant differences depending on final destination areas.

Malpensa - Distribution of cargo traffic by destination geographical area (% on total cargo volume)