Etihad cargo excels in freight performance

Etihad Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has posted record monthly figures for July with network volumes approaching 33,000 tonnes, an increase of 18 per cent on the same month last year. The figures surpass a previous month record of 31,700 tonnes, which Etihad Cargo carried in March 2012. Total revenues for the month were up 4 per cent on June and up 8 per cent on the corresponding period the previous year. Last month Etihad Cargo reported H1 2012 results, with tonnage up 21 per cent to 175,000 tonnes. Etihad Airways Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, Kevin Knight, said: “We’ve seen a good recovery in business from Europe after the second quarter.”   From:Gulftoday