News / Summer bonus for the air freight market, with volumes up and yields still rising

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Anecdotally, the air freight market seems to be at its happiest for some time. Most carriers are reporting higher volumes and a sense of confidence that has been remarkably absent. There‘s no talk of introducing additional freighter capacity – but market imbalances, and demand and supply discrepancies, appear to be improving.

Better still, the statistics are supporting those sentiments.

IATA reported this morning that August figures showed a rise in volumes of 5.1% – not as good as July’s 6.1% rise, but ...