News / As tourism rebounds, carriers pull aircraft off Australia's airfreight trades

American Airlines has suspended cargo flights to Australia, due to the country’s cap on passenger numbers – and other carriers are expected to follow suit.

Last month, after the Australian government halved arrivals to 3,000 a week, American announced it would suspend passenger flights for two months from 1 September.

The airline was hoping to continue its “very successful” all-cargo flights, but on Thursday told agents all its aircraft were needed in the northern hemisphere, where an upsurge in tourism had created “unprecedented ...