Amsterdam Schiphol airport copes with Ukraine war cargo downturn

A white-and-blue jumbo jet with AirBridgeCargo logo about to land on runway.

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Ukraine war has massively disrupted the European economy. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is an example of how Western sanctions on Russia have had ripple effects on non-targeted businesses. 

The closure of European airspace to Russian aircraft and the U.S. ban on flying U.S.-origin aircraft forced AirBridgeCargo, the scheduled cargo airline subsidiary of Moscow-based Volga-Dnepr Group, to cease operations.

AirBridgeCargo was Schiphol Airport’s second-largest cargo customers but its...

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