News / Belly capacity on its way back to pre-Covid levels, says Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo’s 2022-2023 winter season schedule, effective end-October, will see bellyhold capacity on intercontinental routes at approximately 85% of the pre-pandemic levels, the German carrier told The Loadstar.

It is arguably one of the strongest indications to date that lower deck cargo space – which, before the pandemic, represented roughly 50% of global cargo capacity – is steadily returning to the market.

Lufthansa Cargo markets the belly capacity of more than 6,000 flights a week by Lufthansa and group subsidiaries Austrian Airlines, ...