The funding will go to nine airports to improve the flow of goods throughout the U.S., the agency said in a news release.
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Oftentimes, cargo operations occur in an area of the airport not occupied by passenger airlines. This means they have their own needs in terms of funding, including investments in the cargo apron area where loading and sorting occurs, said Gina Zuckerman, vice president of legislative policy at the Cargo Airline Association, in an interview.
The value of the transportation mode became more clear to the federal government and airports after cargo demand jumped while passenger travel declined during the pandemic. Frequent supply chain hurdles and port congestion caused more shippers to flock to air transportation in 2021, despite the steep price they had to pay for limited capacity.
"I think the recognition that those are areas worth investing in, considering the increase in cargo operations that we've seen, especially over the last couple of years, is worthwhile," Zuckerman said.
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