Prestwick partners with Chicago Rockford
During this week's Tiaca Air Cargo Forum in Miami Beach, Chicago Rockford international airport (RFD) and Glasgow Prestwick airport (PIK) signed a joint development agreement to promote cargo flights between the two locations. The partnership also aims to facilitate the sharing of information between the airports, bolstering the air cargo pull factors to each.
Zack Oakley, executive director, RFD (right, with Nico Le Roux, business development director, PIK): "The Chicago-UK air cargo market flow amounts to over 26,000 t annually and is currently underserved by direct air cargo routes to Scotland. Developing direct air cargo connections aims to rectify this, while supporting the emerging growth factors for air cargo in the perishables, automotive, pharma, and e-commerce sectors." (ah)