News / Congestion hits air cargo flows – 'not seen things this bad in 25 years'

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Severe congestion across major airports appears to be hampering air cargo volumes.

Dynamic week-on-week global load factors fell 1.5%,  in the week to 10 November, according to the latest research from Clive Data Services.

The same week saw a 5.5% fall in global capacity, which should indicate higher load factors – but it seems demand fell.

While, anecdotally, forwarders are reporting strong demand for air freight as the peak season takes off, the data suggests congestion on the ground is curbing volumes.

“There is ...