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Upsurge in UPS Christmas cargo makes Mather Airport busy

By Bill Lindelof

blindelof@sacbee.com
A United Parcel Service cargo plane is taxis into Mather Airport. Cargo operations are expected to ramp up, peaking the week of Dec. 15 to Dec. 21. The airport is the regional cargo hub for UPS.
A United Parcel Service cargo plane is taxis into Mather Airport. Cargo operations are expected to ramp up, peaking the week of Dec. 15 to Dec. 21. The airport is the regional cargo hub for UPS. Andy Alfaro Sacramento Bee Staff Photo

Flights will increase from Mather Airport in December to handle Christmas packages delivered by United Parcel Service.

Cargo operations are expected to ramp up, peaking the week of Dec. 15 to Dec. 21. The airport is the regional cargo hub for UPS.

In addition to holiday goods, UPS carries other retail stock, equipment and pharmaceuticals, according to a Sacramento County Airports news release.

Call The Bee’s Bill Lindelof, (916) 321-1079.

This story was originally published December 2, 2014 at 9:13 AM with the headline "Upsurge in UPS Christmas cargo makes Mather Airport busy."

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