A little sister in Paraguay

摘要

A comparison between the two new partners' air cargo performances brings the great distance between them on the international stage to the fore. In 2020 Miami airport handled 2.3 million t of freight (+2.5% vis-a-vis 2019); the Aero-puerto Internacional Silvio Pettirossi, as the main gateway to the skies in the landlocked South American country is called, managed a mere 11,7001. At least Asuncion airport came through the Covid-19 downturn relatively unscathed, with the decline vis-a-vis the previous year coming to a relatively manageable -8.6%. Asuncion is looking forward to learning from a big player, but the partnership is also interesting for Miami in many ways, especially in the freight segment. Director and CEO Lester Sola (second from the right) said that the move "opens an exciting new chapter in our links to and from Paraguay." A Latam Cargo Brasil freighter service, and a Boeing B767-300 link, launched by Eastern Airlines in January, have thus been fortified.