News / A tight-capacity and surcharge-heavy air cargo market looms

10/03/2026

Airfreight capacity on key Europe tradelanes remains tight, as carriers adjust operations amid continuing Middle East disruption.

However, forwarders say conditions are beginning to improve slightly, compared with last week.

Cathay Cargo announced today that, “in view of the volatile situation in the Middle East”, its ...

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