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Air cargo handling in emerging markets can be something of a lottery, delegates at the Air Cargo Handling conference in Milan heard last week.

Charting the difficulties of operating into emerging markets, Peter Scholten, VP commercial for Saudia, recalled the occasion when a pilot flying from Dhaka, Bangladesh, reported stability problems. When the aircraft was checked on arrival in Brussels, it was found to be eight tonnes overweight.

He alleged that in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, handling agents on occasion have embargoed flights ...

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