News / Ecommerce platforms cancel flights and slash capacity – market is 'a mess'

14/02/2025

As anticipated, ecommerce platforms have begun cancelling flights and cutting back on capacity, while Chinese shippers with contracts are asking to switch to spot as airfreight rates fall.

Despite the ending of the lunar new year holiday that normally triggers a rate rise, Chinese forwarders are ...

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