News / Air cargo capacity to be cut back for slack season, despite China port delays

The chaos and congestion in southern China ports has yet to significantly impact air freight, which saw a dramatic lull in demand towards the end of May.

Carriers are expected to cut capacity slightly, as air cargo moves into its traditional low-demand months of the year.

One European forwarder said the “ex-China air freight market fell off the proverbial cliff edge” in the last three weeks of May.

But: “Other areas are still buoyant, not mega, but reasonable levels – South-east Asia, Indian ...