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Stigende Cargo trafik på Sea-Tac
På grund at vulkan udbrud i ANC området oplever Seattle extra Cargo trafik
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2009
Contact:
Perry Cooper
Phone: 206.431.4923
Pager: 206.610.9750
Sea-Tac Airport Aiding Alaska Volcano Eruption Response
By Accommodating Increase in International Air Cargo Commerce
Diversions from Anchorage as Much as Three Times More Than Normal Traffic
(Seattle - March 27, 2009) - In response to the Mt. Redoubt volcano eruption in Alaska, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is keeping international commerce flowing by accommodating a major increase in air cargo freighters. With the Anchorage airport intermittently closed due to ash fall, international cargo carriers are diverting their refueling stops to Sea-Tac, in some cases with three times more arrivals than normal, with more diversions expected if conditions persist.
During the first four days of the eruption, 45 cargo aircraft have diverted to Sea-Tac, primarily large wide-body 747 aircraft from three major Asian cargo carriers (Korean Air Cargo, EVA Air Cargo, and China Airlines Cargo). Normal operations for these carriers at Sea-Tac would see two to three air cargo arrivals per day or about 15 per week. The first four days of diversions, Monday through Thursday, March 23 - 26, brought 10 -15 arrivals per day, or nearly the equivalent of an entire week's schedule for these international carriers. Sea-Tac staff is expecting another 30 or more diversions from these carriers in the next two days.
"Our staff is rising to the challenge to accommodate our cargo customers in this unusual situation," said Sea-Tac Airport Director of Airport Operations Mike Ehl. "We are making every inch of our facilities available to keep the economic engine of goods flowing without an impact on regular passenger traffic."
Anchorage is a major refueling stop for aircraft in an out of Asia. The volcano eruption has made it extremely hazardous for aircraft to arrive in Anchorage, thus, Sea-Tac has become the next closest refueling spot for these aircraft. These trans-Pacific cargo flights must refuel along the west coast to reach inland locations such as Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. The same is true in the opposite direction returning to Asia.
Overall, Sea-Tac receives 85-90 air cargo flights per week including domestic traffic. Sea-Tac Airport is ranked as the 19th largest airport in the U.S. in terms of cargo volume, with more than 290,000 metric tons shipped by air in 2008.
About Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Operated by the Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, KSEA) is ranked as the 18th largest U.S. airport, serving more than 31.2 million passengers in 2008, and the 19th largest in terms of cargo volume, with more than 290,000 metric tons shipped by air in 2008. With a regional economic impact of more than $13.2 billion in business revenue, Sea-Tac generates more than 161,000 jobs (89,902 direct jobs) representing more than $2.2 billion in direct earnings and $412.4 million in state and local taxes. Forty-one airlines serve 76 non-stop domestic destinations and 22 international cities.
Hilsen
Ole
På grund at vulkan udbrud i ANC området oplever Seattle extra Cargo trafik
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2009
Contact:
Perry Cooper
Phone: 206.431.4923
Pager: 206.610.9750
Sea-Tac Airport Aiding Alaska Volcano Eruption Response
By Accommodating Increase in International Air Cargo Commerce
Diversions from Anchorage as Much as Three Times More Than Normal Traffic
(Seattle - March 27, 2009) - In response to the Mt. Redoubt volcano eruption in Alaska, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is keeping international commerce flowing by accommodating a major increase in air cargo freighters. With the Anchorage airport intermittently closed due to ash fall, international cargo carriers are diverting their refueling stops to Sea-Tac, in some cases with three times more arrivals than normal, with more diversions expected if conditions persist.
During the first four days of the eruption, 45 cargo aircraft have diverted to Sea-Tac, primarily large wide-body 747 aircraft from three major Asian cargo carriers (Korean Air Cargo, EVA Air Cargo, and China Airlines Cargo). Normal operations for these carriers at Sea-Tac would see two to three air cargo arrivals per day or about 15 per week. The first four days of diversions, Monday through Thursday, March 23 - 26, brought 10 -15 arrivals per day, or nearly the equivalent of an entire week's schedule for these international carriers. Sea-Tac staff is expecting another 30 or more diversions from these carriers in the next two days.
"Our staff is rising to the challenge to accommodate our cargo customers in this unusual situation," said Sea-Tac Airport Director of Airport Operations Mike Ehl. "We are making every inch of our facilities available to keep the economic engine of goods flowing without an impact on regular passenger traffic."
Anchorage is a major refueling stop for aircraft in an out of Asia. The volcano eruption has made it extremely hazardous for aircraft to arrive in Anchorage, thus, Sea-Tac has become the next closest refueling spot for these aircraft. These trans-Pacific cargo flights must refuel along the west coast to reach inland locations such as Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. The same is true in the opposite direction returning to Asia.
Overall, Sea-Tac receives 85-90 air cargo flights per week including domestic traffic. Sea-Tac Airport is ranked as the 19th largest airport in the U.S. in terms of cargo volume, with more than 290,000 metric tons shipped by air in 2008.
About Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Operated by the Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, KSEA) is ranked as the 18th largest U.S. airport, serving more than 31.2 million passengers in 2008, and the 19th largest in terms of cargo volume, with more than 290,000 metric tons shipped by air in 2008. With a regional economic impact of more than $13.2 billion in business revenue, Sea-Tac generates more than 161,000 jobs (89,902 direct jobs) representing more than $2.2 billion in direct earnings and $412.4 million in state and local taxes. Forty-one airlines serve 76 non-stop domestic destinations and 22 international cities.
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Ole
