Hong Kong, Amsterdam airports lost cargo business in 2020
Middle tier airports Brussels and Leipzig/Halle saw cargo volumes increase 682 3 minutes read A pallet being loaded on a KLM flight. Cargo traffic fell nearly 9% last year at Amsterdam airport. (Photo: Royal Schiphol Group)
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Updated Jan. 18, 2 P.M. ET with data on Frankfurt Airport)
Full-year traffic figures from several airports last week reflect an upside down year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Passenger business slowed to a trickle with airlines closing most of their networks in the face of government lockdowns and other health measures, while cargo picked up the slack in some cases.