News / Bangladesh air rates double as Dhaka Airport struggles to handle cargo

Trucks queue to get into the cargo village at Dhaka airport Credit: Syed Md Bakhtiar

Air freight rates from Bangladesh have almost doubled in the past month, with rates to the US now at about $12 per kg, to Europe $5 per kg and $4.25 to the Far East, according to local forwarders.

A month ago the rates were $6-$7 to the US, less than $4 to Europe and about $1.5 to the Far East.

Freight forwarders blame the rate rises on higher demand than capacity, scanner malfunction at Dhaka Airport, sea route volatility, Christmas-linked demand for ...