News / Freighter operators must specialise to survive today, say airfreight forwarders

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Freighter operators which can provide specialist services and deliver a door-to-door product will be those that survive the current market shake-out, say industry players.

As belly capacity continues to surge into the market, freighter players seem in a precarious position – but every forwarder in the market believes there is still a need for freighters, however attractive a 777 belly might be.

Freighter operators will, however, need to sharpen their game, they say.

“People need to divert from just the airport- to-airport service ...