Airfreight demand expected to weaken through Q2
Weak ecommerce demand has seen cancellations of airline block space agreements and charters, particularly to the ...
The moveable feast that is Chinese new year always makes it difficult to interpret the first statistics, in January and February,.
This year it is harder than ever, with the new year holiday extended, factories shut or under-staffed and capacity to China in a downward spiral.
The latest air freight information from Clive Data Services, for the four weeks up to 2 February, shows a year-on-year decline of 4%, with the dynamic load factor down two percentage points to 65%.
As Clive noted, ...
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