"Loss of cargo department at Schiphol a bad move"
However, one senior airport executive told The Loadstar he could not understand why Schiphol would put a negative message out into the market at a time when its relationship with the cargo business – following restrictions on capacity – was already under duress.
“It sends out a bad signal to the air cargo industry,” he said.
“With more capacity coming in 2020, surely it would not have cost a lot to keep the cargo department and reassure freighter and cargo operators that Schiphol continues to be a leading cargo airport?”
Robert van de Weg, consultant and former customer of Schiphol in his role at AirBridgeCargo, agreed: “I think it is a bad move. I cannot understand how Schiphol is taking the importance of this industry so lightly.”
Read more at The Loadstar (Alex Lennane)