4% increase in cargo movement in Ben Gurion Airport

According to Israel Airport Authority data during 2006, 319,000 ton of cargo were handled in Ben Gurion, in camaparision to 305,000 tons during 2005
 
According to data that wes presented to Director Genral at the Transportation Mininstry there was a 4% increase in Cargo mobement in Ben Gurion Airport during 2006.
 
According to Israel Airport Authority report for internatiol cargo movemevoment in Ben Gurion for January-December 2006 period, the main factors for growth, which occurred inspite of price increase in jet fuel and in transport fees, are the significant growth in Israel’s international trade and growth in the combined cargo capacity of aviation companies.
 
According to data during 2006, 319,000 ton of cargo were handled in Ben Gurion, in camaparision to 305,000 tons during 2005.
 
According to this report, El-AL and C.A.L combined part was down to 63.7% from the general  cargo traffic (El-AL’s share was down to 44.6% compared to 46.3% in 2005, C.A.L’s share was down to 18.5% compared to 20.1% in 2005) and cargoes share that was carried by foreign companies was totaled in 0.6% - in comparison to 0.3% in 2005.
A significant growth in total cargo and passengers flights has led to total cargo supply and to an increase of 14% in total cargo capacity.

Total Unloaded Loaded AIRLINE COUNTRY Tons % Tons % Tons % EL AL Israel 142,083 44.6% 62,719 45.8% 79,364 43.6% CAL Israel 60,761 19.1% 29,300 21.4% 31,461 17.3% LUFTHANSA Germany 14,322 4.5% 7,035 5.1% 7,287 4.0% CONTINENTAL U.S.A 13,574 4.3% 4,202 3.1% 9,372 5.2% FEDEX U.S.A 13,444 4.2% 5,162 3.8% 8,282 4.6% MNG (U.P.S) Turkey 11,986 3.8% 4,619 3.4% 7,367 4.1% BRITISH U.k 11,953 3.8% 4,439 3.2% 7,514 4.1% EAT (DHL) Belgium 10,971 3.4% 5,285 3.9% 5,686 3.1% SWISS Switzerland 9,412 3.0% 4,658 3.4% 4,754 2.6% TURKISH Turkey 6,939 2.2% 2,862 2.1% 4,077 2.2% DELTA U.s.a 3,078 1.0% 605 0.4% 2,473 1.4% AIR CANADA Canada 2,297 0.7% 1,211 0.9% 1,086 0.6% AUSTRIAN Austria 2,226 0.7% 866 0.6% 1,360 0.7% ATLAS U.s.a 2,140 0.7% 394 0.3% 1,746 1.0% R. JORDANIAN Jordan 1,635 0.5% 378 0.3% 1,257 0.7% TRANSAERO Russian fed. 1,451 0.5% 199 0.1% 1,252 0.7% UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan 1,053 0.3% 436 0.3% 617 0.3% IBERIA Spain 788 0.2% 205 0.1% 583 0.3% AIR FRANCE France 586 0.2% 130 0.1% 456 0.3% CSA Czech republic 577 0.2% 175 0.1% 402 0.2% TAROM Romania 524 0.2% 96 0.1% 428 0.2% LOT Poland 386 0.1% 112 0.1% 274 0.2% OLYMPIC Greece 372 0.1% 152 0.1% 220 0.1% CYPRUS Cyprus 339 0.1% 170 0.1% 169 0.1% MALEV Hungary 306 0.1% 133 0.1% 173 0.1% AEROSVIT Ukraine 275 0.1% 60 0.0% 215 0.1% KOREAN Korea 260 0.1% 75 0.1% 185 0.1% CHARTER (PAX)   686 0.2% 165 0.1% 521 0.3% OTHER CARRIERS   4,304 1.4% 1,002 0.7% 3,302 1.8% TOTAL   318,728 100.0% 136,845 100.0% 181,883 100.0%