Kaitak744 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2208 posts, RR: 3 Posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1938 times:
Since LHR is such a big passenger airport and is highly slot resticted, I was wondering why there are cargo operations at LHR? To me, it seems pointless. They could move the cargo flights to Gattswick for example and then clear up some more slots for passenger planes. They can also demolish the cargo hangers and open some space for passenger terminals.
Richard28 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2003, 1570 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1882 times:
Remember lots of passsenger planes transport cargo in the bellies of the aircraft.
With a lot of LHR movements this equates to a lot of cargo coming in - plus lots of connections for cargo to move on to if England is not its destination.
BDRules From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 1501 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1876 times:
EMA is currently 13th in European standings in terms of tonnage, and that is all (98%) on dedicated freighters while LHR gets all the belly freight.
If a route isnt very profitable as a passenger route but very strong as a freight route but not enough for a dedicated freighter, thats another reason as LHR has a good atchment area.
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