Air freight rates out of Bangladesh have doubled in recent months, spiked by a severe capacity crunch due to coronavirus-linked operational suspensions and growing demand.

Shippers are now paying twice pre-pandemic rates for expedited shipments, which they describe as a “big burden in this challenging period”.

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  • Rayhan ahmed

    January 19, 2021 at 3:07 pm

    I thought we were going to see
    Biman Bangladesh airlines introduction
    Of a freighter ie B737 700 P2F ???