News / December and January data point to a happier new year for air freight

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New year, new optimism: air freight, after a dismal year in decline, is finally seeing growth, due to increasing demand in Asia Pacific.

New, up-to-date data reveals that the air cargo industry grew 1.2% in December, year on year, the first positive growth since 2018.

And global figures for the first week of January also show strong year-on-year growth.

December’s growth stems from Asia Pacific, where there was a strong uptick in both inbound and outbound Europe and Middle East traffic.

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