Traffic with America has grown steadily to the point where the U.S. is the airport’s leading cargo market. Exports consist of largely machinery and mechanics (25 percent), chemical products (17 percent), metal based goods (16 percent), automotive (7.5 percent) and pharmaceuticals (6.4 percent). On the import side, chemicals lead with 17 percent, followed by IT and optical (11.5 percent), machinery (9 percent), carbon based products (7.5 percent) and pharmaceuticals (6.5 percent).
During 2012, an average of 40 flights per week were flying to the U.S. from Düsseldorf, rising to 46 weekly adjusting for seasonal variations. The six main regular non-stop routes plus local connections are New York- JFK and Newark, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and Fort Myers. These routes are served by Air Berlin, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa and most recently, American Airlines.
All carriers operate wide-bodied aircraft –B767-300, A330-200 and A340-300, mostly with an average capacity of more than 12 tonnes per flight depending on aircraft and passenger load.
“We believe that the presence of many foreign companies in this region has attracted the big forwarders and logistics companies to take advantage of our transport facilities,” says Thomas Schürmann, manager, marketing and sales at Düsseldorf Airport Cargo. “Last year our tonnage reached around 103,000, whereas at the start of 2013 traffic was up by 19.2 percent over 2012 in the first quarter of 2013 and up by 6.8 percent in the second quarter. We are in the middle of an economic progression in the region and relationships with American shippers are excellent with every probability of continuing expansion in the coming years. We will of course continue to build traffic in other global markets and take advantage of emerging economic trends globally.”
Traffic with America has grown steadily to the point where the U.S. is the airport’s leading cargo market. Exports consist of largely machinery and mechanics (25 percent), chemical products (17 percent), metal based goods (16 percent), automotive (7.5 percent) and pharmaceuticals (6.4 percent). On the import side, chemicals lead with 17 percent, followed by IT and optical (11.5 percent), machinery (9 percent), carbon based products (7.5 percent) and pharmaceuticals (6.5 percent).
During 2012, an average of 40 flights per week were flying to the U.S. from Düsseldorf, rising to 46 weekly adjusting for seasonal variations. The six main regular non-stop routes plus local connections are New York- JFK and Newark, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and Fort Myers. These routes are served by Air Berlin, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa and most recently, American Airlines.
All carriers operate wide-bodied aircraft –B767-300, A330-200 and A340-300, mostly with an average capacity of more than 12 tonnes per flight depending on aircraft and passenger load.
“We believe that the presence of many foreign companies in this region has attracted the big forwarders and logistics companies to take advantage of our transport facilities,” says Thomas Schürmann, manager, marketing and sales at Düsseldorf Airport Cargo. “Last year our tonnage reached around 103,000, whereas at the start of 2013 traffic was up by 19.2 percent over 2012 in the first quarter of 2013 and up by 6.8 percent in the second quarter. We are in the middle of an economic progression in the region and relationships with American shippers are excellent with every probability of continuing expansion in the coming years. We will of course continue to build traffic in other global markets and take advantage of emerging economic trends globally.”