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COVER STORY
Markus Heinelt
Director– Cargo Development (Business Division Aviation), Munich Airport
“The ability to maintain reliability and deliver
consistent service, even during crises, will be a
key differentiator”
Global Politics, E-Commerce, and
Shifting Traf昀椀c Flows into 2025
We are currently seeing the global political events in昀氀uencing
tra昀케c 昀氀ows, such as the emergence of new sea and air routes.
This trend is expected to continue shaping the landscape
throughout 2025.
E-commerce will continue to be the driving force in air
cargo tra昀케c. We are observing an increasing interest in
direct 昀氀ights to Germany, bringing goods closer to the end
consumer who are based out of the German market rather
than in the Benelux or Eastern Europe regions. This shift
also bene昀椀ts carriers by enabling them to capture exports,
particularly those from Germany, particularly those from
Germany and that too, in large quantities. These export
goods can be loaded directly at corresponding German
airports. The e-commerce boom has already led to a large
number of freighter 昀氀ights being diverted from the North
Atlantic route and being deployed on the Transpaci昀椀c route
or from Asia to Europe. We especially see this trend in
Markus Heinelt sheds light on the
evolving trends in global air cargo. He
discusses how geopolitical events and
the e-commerce boom are shaping
traffic flows, with direct flights to
G er many b e coming increasingly
popular as companies seek to bring
goods closer to end consumers. Heinelt
highlights Munich’s commitment to fast
ground times, seamless integration,
and infrastructure expansion to meet
rising demand. He also touches on the
challenges of disconnected interfaces
in traditional air freight, emphasising
the need for technological innovations.
With agility and resilience as core
tenets, Heinelt attests Munich Airport
is positioning itself as a key player in
the future of air cargo, offering strategic
capacity scaling and fostering strong
industry partnerships.
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