Main Cargo carriers

Main Cargo carriers

At December 31, 2015, there were 16 all-cargo carriers operating at Malpensa airport. Malpensa’s business cargo is distributed among a large number of carriers: in 2015, 65% of the total transported cargo was spread over 13 airlines. Among these, Cargolux, the leading industry operator, has an absolute dominance, while the highest growth (68.7% over 2014) was recorded by European Air Transport.

Malpensa - Volumes moved by the main cargo carriers (tons)

Carriers20152014
Cargolux Group80,17180,700
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines37,72028,597
Federal Express Corporation34,82135,812
Qatar Airways34,53535,499
European Air Transport27,38616,232
Silk Way18,80622,083
Etihad Airways17,91518,424
Nippon Cargo Airlines16,90114,632
Korean Air16,37619,881
Saudi Arabian Airlines13,05112,032
Asiana Airlines11,76612,326
Cathay Pacific Airways8,52910,217
Turkish Airlines7,79310,675
Other29,69011,718
Total all-cargo activity*355,460328,828
Total Malpensa cargo activity
500,054459,696

* The figure refers solely to all-cargo moved volumes
Source: SEA

The following table lists the top 10 carriers operating at Malpensa in 2015, in terms of percentage on total volume of cargo.

Malpensa - % of goods moved by the top 10 cargo carriers

Carriers20152014
Cargolux Group16.017.6
Qatar Airways9.39.2
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines7.56.2
Federal Express7.07.8
Emirates6.06.9
European Air Transport5.43.5
Etihad Airways5.25.6
Korean Air4.24.6
SW Italia3.8-
Cathay Pacific Airways3.64.3
Other carriers32.029.4

Source: SEA