International air cargo growth at European airports is tracking at about 3% so far this year. But that number hides some big differences in growth between the traditional top cargo hubs and a lot of more freighter focused airports across the continent. While the top 10 airports still account for about 66% of international cargo volumes there has been a shift underway.
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While much of the focus has been on surging transpacific air cargo, Asia Pacific to Europe has performed better even if overall westbound volumes are still around 12% below January 2022 peak levels. Over the past years there have been significant changes in how air cargo moves between Asia and Europe with both the Gulf and Central Asia increasing their share of traffic and some smaller European countries seeing a surge in inbound volumes. This article discusses the changes taking place in Asia to Europe air cargo.