Vienna Airport (VIE) has reported a freight handling increase of 9% during the first six months of 2025.
Data taken from the first six months of 2025 has shown that belly cargo has risen by 9,476 to 67,070 tonnes, an increase of 16% over the same time period during 2024.
Tonnage handled at the airport’s Pharma Handling Centre also increased by 12% during the first half of the year.
81,162 tonnes of goods have been imported via Vienna Airport thus far in 2025, an increase of 4%, whilst export figures have seen a rise of 15% to 72,839 tonnes.
Julian Jäger, joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport, said:With an increase of 9 percent, air freight at Vienna Airport grew significantly in the first half of 2025. We recorded strong growth in April (+13 percent) and May (+15 percent) in particular, mainly driven by the e-commerce sector and the launch of new long-haul connections from Vienna.
Vienna Airport is particularly well established as a freight hub between Asia and Southeast Europe.
