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Air cargo movements between South Asia and Kuala Lumpur International
Airport in Sepang recorded remarkable growth in 2005. The overall cargo
traffic at KLIA in Sepang rose to 653,653 tonnes in 2005 compared with
651,746 tonnes in 2004.
Almost 90 per cent of the cargo volume handled at KLIA bound from or to
international market while the remaining 10 per cent or 63,757 tonnes came
from the domestic sector.
South Asia registered highest growth of 19.1 per cent and contributed close
to 40,000 tones last year compared with 33,256 tones in the previous year.
South Asia region – India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and
Maldives - remained as the fifth biggest air cargo market for Malaysia after
North East Asia, Europe and South East Asia and Southwest Pacific.
Within South Asia, India remained as the largest market for Malaysia. Total
cargo volume between KLIA and the seven major Indian airports - Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai – registered 32.36
per cent totaling 23,745 tones in 2005 compared 17,939 tones in 2004.
All the airports registered steady growth of air cargo volume in 2005.
Kolkata is the new landing point in India during the period under review
with volume of aircargo reaching 1,516 tones in 2005.
The year 2005 is also significant for the air cargo growth between
Malaysia-China sector.
Besides traditional destinations of Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou,
Hong Kong and Xiamen, air cargo carriers calling at KLIA was also linked
five more new destinations namely Kunming, Nanning, Shenzhen, Haikou and Xi
An.
Analysis by carriers revealed that Transmile Air recorded highest growth at
KLIA in 2005.
This was followed by Air China, Sri Lankan Airlines, Saudi Arabian, United
parcel services and Cathay Pacific.
Malaysia Airlines, which handled closed to 70 per cent of the air cargo at
KLIA, was ranked tenth position in term of growth for the international
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