News / 'Whopping' yield decline brings a 'new normal' to global air cargo markets

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Yields in the air cargo market fell by a “whopping” 15% year-on-year in 2015, according to the latest data by WorldACD.

While the impact was mitigated by the falling cost of fuel, volumes increased by a mere 2% – even with the transpacific windfall at the start of the year.

Growth slowed through the year: from 4% in the first quarter, to 2.5% and then dwindled to just 1% in both the third and forth quarters. December saw an increase of 2.1% in ...