asked the Minister for Transport and Power the amount of air freight (a) dispatched from Shannon, and (b) unloaded at Shannon during each of the years ended 31st March, 1963 and 31st March, 1964.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Shannon Air Freight Traffic.
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As in the case of passenger traffic it is necessary, in order to assess fully the volume of freight moving through the airport, to include figures of transit freight in addition to embarked and disembarked freight. The following are the particulars in metric tons.
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Year ended 31st March, 1963. |
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Embarked freight |
1,242 |
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Disembarked freight |
1,563 |
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Transit freight |
18,148 |
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TOTAL |
20,953 |
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Year ended 31st March, 1964. |
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Embarked freight |
1,872 |
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Disembarked freight |
1,544 |
|
Transit freight |
13,504 |
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TOTAL |
16,920 |