News / Air freight market holding a steady course, but fuel hikes start to bite

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While some of last year’s heat seems to have evaporated from the air freight market, it retains growth and demand is edging up again after a soft March.

Freight tonne kilometres showed demand rose 4.1%, year on year, in April, a recovery from the 1.8% growth seen the previous month.

Capacity outstripped supply, however, with available freight tonne kilometres growing 5.1% year on year, only the second time it has done so in 21 months.

Freightos reported yesterday that air freight rates remained stable for the tenth ...